Polynesian storm petrel
| Polynesian storm petrel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Oceanitidae |
| Genus: | Nesofregetta Mathews, 1912 |
| Species: | N. fuliginosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Nesofregetta fuliginosa (Gmelin, 1789)
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| Synonyms | |
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Nesofregetta albigularis (Finsch, 1878) | |
The Polynesian storm petrel (Nesofregetta fuliginosa) is a species of seabird in the family Oceanitidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus Nesofregetta.[2]
Markedly polymorphic, several subspecies were described, and light birds were even considered a species on their own (white-throated storm-petrel). Not even subspecies are generally accepted today, however.
It is found in Chile, French Polynesia, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, possibly American Samoa, possibly Fiji, and possibly Samoa.
Its natural habitats are open seas, rocky shores, and sandy shores. It is threatened by introduced predators in its nesting areas.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Nesofregetta fuliginosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22698471A132649758. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22698471A132649758.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Gill F. and Donsker D. (eds), Family Oceanitidae, in IOC World Bird Names (ver 6.2), International Ornithologists’ Union, 2016.
External links[]
- Species factsheet - BirdLife International
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- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Oceanitidae
- Birds of Polynesia
- Birds described in 1789
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
- Procellariiformes stubs