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Hydrobates melania  (Bonaparte, 1854)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1255038

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Oceanodroma melania (Bonaparte, 1854)
  
    Procellaria melania Bonaparte, 1854
  
  Common Name(s): Black Storm Petrel [English]
  
    Océanite noir [French]
  
    painho-preto [Portuguese]
  
    Paíño negro [Spanish]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderProcellariiformes  – petrels, tubenoses, albatros, tubinares, pétrels  
                            FamilyHydrobatidae Mathews, 1912 – Storm Petrels  
                               GenusHydrobates F. Boie, 1822  
                                  SpeciesHydrobates melania (Bonaparte, 1854) – Black Storm Petrel, Océanite noir, painho-preto, Paíño negro  
       

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  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025].   
  Reference for: Hydrobates melania, Black Storm Petrel [English]   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Middle America  
    North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
    Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

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