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Tristram's Storm Petrel
Hydrobates tristrami (Salvin, 1896)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Tristram's storm petrels are found throughout Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. One of the largest colonies exists on Nihoa. These well-protected islands and atolls constitute the most important breeding areas for this species left on earth.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Tristram's storm petrel or ʻakihikeʻehiʻale (Hydrobates tristrami) is a species of seabird in the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae. The species' common and scientific name is derived from the English clergyman Henry Baker Tristram; the species can also be known as the sooty storm petrel. Tristram's storm petrel has a distribution across the north Pacific Ocean, predominantly in tropical seas. This storm petrel has long, angular wings. This is likely the largest member of the storm petrel family, with a total length 24.5 to 27 cm (9.6 to 10.6 in), a wingspan of 54 to 57 cm (21 to 22 in) and a body mass of 71 to 120 g (2.5 to 4.2 oz) with average weights of 86.2 and 92 g (3.04 and 3.25 oz). Its plumage is all over dark with a slightly pale rump and a pale grey bar on the upper wing. The bill is stout as this is a species which feeds on small cephalopods.
Wikipedia contributors, Tristram's storm petrel; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:23:27.296640+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hydrobates tristrami (Salvin, 1896)
- Name authority
- (Salvin, 1896)
- Common name
- Tristram's Storm Petrel
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Family
- Hydrobatidae
- Genus
- Hydrobates
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderProcellariiformes
- familyHydrobatidae Mathews, 1912
- genusHydrobates F. Boie, 1822
- speciesHydrobates tristrami (Salvin, 1896)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hydrobates. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| European Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) | HydrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fork-tailed Storm PetrelHydrobates furcatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | HydrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leach's Storm PetrelHydrobates leucorhous (Vieillot, 1818) | HydrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Townsend's Storm PetrelHydrobates socorroensis (C. H. Townsend, 1890) | HydrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ainley's Storm PetrelHydrobates cheimomnestes (Ainley, 1980) | HydrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ringed Storm PetrelHydrobates hornbyi (G. R. Gray, 1854) | HydrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Swinhoe's Storm PetrelHydrobates monorhis (Swinhoe, 1867) | HydrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ashy Storm PetrelHydrobates homochroa (Coues, 1864) | HydrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Band-rumped Storm PetrelHydrobates castro (Harcourt, 1851) | HydrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Monteiro's Storm PetrelHydrobates monteiroi (Bolton, A. L. Smith, Gómez-Díaz, Friesen, Medeiros, Bried, Roscales & Furness, 2008) | HydrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cape Verde Storm PetrelHydrobates jabejabe (Barboza du Bocage, 1875) | HydrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wedge-rumped Storm PetrelHydrobates tethys (Bonaparte, 1852) | HydrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Oceanodroma tristrami Salvin, 1896 Salvin, 1896 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1255041 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:DD8T4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.