Markham's Storm Petrel | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Procellariiformes |
Family: | Hydrobatidae |
Subfamily: | Hydrobatinae |
Genus: | Oceanodroma |
Species: | O. markhami |
Binomial name | |
Oceanodroma markhami (Salvin, 1883) |
The Markham's Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma markhami) is a species of seabird in the Hydrobatidae family. It is found in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Polynesia, Peru, and possibly Costa Rica. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is named in honor of Sir Albert Hastings Markham.