Pincoya Storm Petrel (Oceanites pincoyae) | Photos and ID

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Pincoya Storm Petrel (Oceanites pincoyae), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Christoph Moning · cc-by

Pincoya Storm Petrel (Oceanites pincoyae), photo 2 — Photo: Ingvild Riska · CC BY 4.0

Pincoya Storm Petrel (Oceanites pincoyae), photo 3 — Photo: Ingvild Riska · CC BY 4.0

Pincoya Storm Petrel (Oceanites pincoyae), photo 4 — Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

Pincoya Storm Petrel (Oceanites pincoyae), photo 5 — Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

Pincoya Storm Petrel (Oceanites pincoyae), photo 6 — Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

Pincoya Storm Petrel (Oceanites pincoyae), photo 7 — Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

Pincoya Storm Petrel (Oceanites pincoyae), photo 8 — Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

Pincoya Storm Petrel (Oceanites pincoyae), photo 9 — Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

Pincoya Storm Petrel (Oceanites pincoyae), photo 10 — Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

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The holotype, a female, which was captured, examined, and released afterwards on 19 February 2011 has the following measurements: head and bill length 32.9 mm, exposed culmen length 11.5 mm, bill length from gape 12 mm, flattened wing length from chord 134 mm, tarsus length 31 mm, mid-toe length (with claws) 26.5 mm, tail length 57 mm, wing span 330 mm and a mass of 24 g.

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When to see the Pincoya Storm Petrel

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Pincoya Storm Petrel

Regular range

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Chile

About the Pincoya Storm Petrel

The Pincoya storm petrel is a sea bird of the storm petrel family. The specific name commemorates the Pincoya, a female water spirit of the Chilote mythology. After being first brought to the attention of the world from photographs taken by Seamus Enright and Michael O'Keeffe in 2009 this species was finally formally discovered and examined in 2011 and scientifically described in 2013. It was originally only known from waters near Chiloé Island, Chile, specifically Reloncavi Sound and the Chacao Channel, but in 2021, one was photographed in the Benguela Current off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa

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Easily confused with

Elliot's Storm PetrelOceanites gracilisElliot's storm petrel is a species of seabird in the storm petrel family Oceanitidae.

Wilson's Storm PetrelOceanites oceanicusWilson's storm petrel is a small bird, 16–18.5 cm (6.3–7.3 in) in length with a 38–42 cm (15–16.5 in) wingspan.

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