Wilson’s petrel

Wilson’s storm petrel or Wilson’s storm-petrel Word Origin noun

1. a small petrel, Oceanites oceanicus, that breeds in the Southern Hemisphere but ranges into the North Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Origin of Wilson’s storm petrel named after Alexander Wilson (1766–1813), Scottish-American ornithologistAlso called Wilson’s petrel. British Dictionary definitions for wilson’s petrel Wilson’s petrel noun

1. a common storm petrel, Oceanites oceanicus, that breeds around Antarctica but is often seen in the AtlanticSee storm petrel