---
title: "Oceannik krótkodzioby"
description: "Oceanites gracilis — Ptaki. Elliot's storm petrel (Oceanites gracilis) is a species of seabird in the storm petrel family Oceanitidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/elliot-s-storm-petrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Oceannik krótkodzioby

> Oceanites gracilis — Ptaki. Elliot's storm petrel (Oceanites gracilis) is a species of seabird in the storm petrel family Oceanitidae.

- Scientific name: *Oceanites gracilis*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 925
- Wikidata: [Q1268523](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1268523)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4149](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4149)

## Names

- en: Elliot's Storm-Petrel
- de: Elliotsturmschwalbe
- es: Golondrina de mar chica
- fr: Océanite d’Elliot
- nl: Sierlijk stormvogeltje
- pt: Alma-de-mestre-pequeno
- pl: Oceannik krótkodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

EC (627), PE (15), CL (10)

## Summary

Elliot's storm petrel (Oceanites gracilis) is a species of seabird in the storm petrel family Oceanitidae. The species is also known as the white-vented storm petrel. There are two subspecies, O. g. gracilis, which is found in the Humboldt Current off Peru and Chile, and O. g. galapagoensis, which is found in the waters around the Galápagos Islands. It is a sooty-black storm petrel with a white rump and a white band crossing the lower belly and extending up the midline of the belly. It has long legs which extend beyond the body in flight.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot%27s_storm_petrel

## Photo

![Oceannik krótkodzioby](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/elliot-s-storm-petrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256038613

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/elliot-s-storm-petrel?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).