BirdUp · Species
White-bellied Storm Petrel
Fregetta grallaria(Vieillot, 1818)
VulnerableNative
- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Oceanitidae
- Genus
- Fregetta
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
- Commonness
- Rare
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The white-bellied storm petrel is a species of seabird in the family Oceanitidae. It is found in Angola, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Maldives, Namibia, New Zealand, Perú, Saint Helena, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is open seas.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Tropical and subtropical southern ocean islands: south-central Indian Ocean is., Lord Howe Is. (far east of Australia), Kermadec Is. (north-east of North I., New Zealand), Rapa (Austral Is., east Polynesia) and San Felix and San Ambrosio (Easter I.=Eastern Is. group, south-east Polynesia) and Juan Fernandez Is. (far west of central Chile)
- Non-breeding range
- Tropical and subtropical southern oceans between Equator and Subtropical Convergence
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
4 photos
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