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White-faced Storm-Petrel
Pelagodroma marina
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About the White-faced Storm-Petrel
The white-faced storm petrel (Pelagodroma marina), (Māori: takahikare) also known as white-faced petrel or frigate petrel, is a small seabird of the austral storm petrel family Oceanitidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Pelagodroma. It is widely distributed across the northern and southern hemisphere, especially around the coastal and open ocean waters of southern Australia, New Zealand, Tristan da Cunha, Cabo Verde, the Canary islands and the Selvagens islands.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Pelagodroma marina
- Family
- Southern Storm-Petrels
- Order
- Procellariiformes
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Other members of the southern storm-petrels family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
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