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- Pelagodroma marina
Identification
19-21 cm
Pale brown to grey back, rump and wings, black flight feathers, white below, white face with a black eye mask.
Distribution
Tristan da Cunha, Australia and New Zealand. North Atlantic colonies are on the Cape Verde Islands, Canary Islands and Savage Islands.
Taxonomy
It is the only member of monotypic genus, Pelagodroma.
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- P. m. hypoleuca:
- Salvage Island (North Atlantic Ocean)
- P. m. eadesorum:
- P. m. marina:
- Tristan da Cunha and Gough islands
- P. m. dulciae:
- P. m. maoriana:
- Stewart, Auckland, Chatham and islands off New Zealand
- P. m. albiclunis:
- Kermadec Islands
Habitat
Open sea; breeds in rock crevices.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest in colonies close to the sea in rock crevices; a single white egg is laid.
Diet
The diet includes planktonic food.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-faced Storm Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-faced_Storm_Petrel
External Links
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