- 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.
Habitat
Open sea; breeds in rock crevices.
Behaviour
It nests in colonies close to the sea in rock crevices; 1 white egg is laid.
The diet includes planktonic food.
