Birds of the World

    PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae (Austral Storm Petrels)  
Genus: Fregetta (4 species)


White-bellied Storm Petrel
White-bellied Storm Petrel (Fregetta grallaria)
Range: SO: tropical and subtropical southern ocean islands: sc Indian Ocean is., Lord Howe Is. (far e of Australia), Kermadec Is. (ne of North I., New Zealand), Rapa (Austral Is., e Polynesia) and San Felix and San Ambrosio (Easter I.=Eastern Is. group, se Polynesia
Tristan da Cunha  
   
Photograph by Graham Ekins   © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Elliot's Storm Petrel and Black-bellied Storm Petrel.

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New Caledonian Storm Petrel (Fregetta lineata)
Range: PO: New Caledonia
 



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New Zealand Storm Petrel (Fregetta maoriana) Critically Endangered
Range: PO: Little Barrier I. (e of n North I., New Zealand)
 



Black-bellied Storm Petrel
Black-bellied Storm Petrel (Fregetta tropica)
Range: SO: circumpolar subantarctic islands of South Georgia, Antarctic Pen., Bouvetoya (sw of s Africa), Tristan da Cunha perhaps including Gough (sc Atlantic Ocean); Prince Edward, Crozet and Kerguelen (sw to se Indian Ocean), Bounty, Antipodes and Auckland is. (s
South Georgia  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Elliot's Storm Petrel and White-bellied Storm Petrel. Similar to the latter but with a black stripe down the belly.


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