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Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
Fregetta tropica
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About the Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
The black-bellied storm petrel (Fregetta tropica) is a species of seabird in the family Oceanitidae. It is found in Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Bouvet Island, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Uruguay, and Vanuatu.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Fregetta tropica
- Family
- Southern Storm-Petrels
- Order
- Procellariiformes
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