Markham's Storm Petrel

Markham's Storm Petrel
Markham's Storm Petrel
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.

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