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Black storm petrel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Procellariiformes |
Family: | Hydrobatidae |
Genus: | Hydrobates |
Species: | H. melania
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Binomial name | |
Hydrobates melania (Bonaparte, 1854)
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Synonyms | |
Oceanodroma melania |
The black storm petrel (Hydrobates melania) is a small seabird of the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae. It is 23 cm in length, with a wingspan of 46–51 cm.