Matsudaira's Storm-petrel
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Matsudaira's Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae) is a species of seabird
in the Hydrobatidae family.
It breeds solely in the Volcano Islands
in the north-west Pacific Ocean
, and winters in the Indian Ocean. Its status is insufficiently known.
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 Hydrobatidae family.
It breeds solely in the Volcano Islands
Volcano Islands
The Volcano Islands is a group of three Japanese islands south of the Bonin Islands that belong to the municipality of Ogasawara...
in the north-west Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
, and winters in the Indian Ocean. Its status is insufficiently known.