Oceanites
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Oceanites is a genus of seabird
in the storm-petrel
family.
It contains the following species:
Seabird
Seabirds are birds that have adapted to life within the marine environment. While seabirds vary greatly in lifestyle, behaviour and physiology, they often exhibit striking convergent evolution, as the same environmental problems and feeding niches have resulted in similar adaptations...
in the storm-petrel
Storm-petrel
Storm petrels are seabirds in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. These smallest of seabirds feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.Storm petrels have a cosmopolitan...
family.
It contains the following species:
- Wilson's Storm Petrel, Oceanites oceanicus
- New Zealand Storm Petrel, Oceanites maorianus
- Elliot's Storm Petrel, Oceanites gracilis