Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
Black-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta tropica) - HBW 1, p. 268
French: Océanite à ventre noir
German: Schwarzbauch Sturmschwalbe
Spanish: Paíño Ventrinegro
Other common names: Gould's/Striped Storm-petrel
Taxonomy: Thalassidroma tropica Gould, 1844, equatorial regions of Atlantic Ocean.
Sometimes lumped together with sibling F. grallaria, its N counterpart; classification of species and subspecies in genus Fregetta is tentative, especially birds at Tristan da Cunha and Gough I; race melanoleuca may be invalid or may be referable to F. grallaria. Considerable individual variation in plumage tends to obscure geographical variation; most forms described as subspecies usually ascribed to F. grallaria. Two subspecies currently accepted.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- tropica (Gould, 1844) - circumpolar, from islands of Scotia Arc through S Indian Ocean to Antipodes Is.
- melanoleuca Salvadori, 1908 - (?) Tristan da Cunha and Gough I.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in fast flight close to the sea surface Locality Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (ssp tropica)
John Gregory 5 years ago 10 sec 3.9 -
A bird in fast flight over the sea (50% speed). Locality Atlantic Ocean (ssp tropica)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2012 47 weeks ago 22 sec 3.8 -
Two birds flying over the sea (50% speed). Locality Atlantic Ocean (ssp tropica)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2012 47 weeks ago 19 sec 3.3 -
In flight low over the sea Locality Scotia Sea (ssp tropica)
Greg Baker 17 February 2005 2 years ago 24 sec 3.3 -
A bird flying over the sea Locality Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia (ssp tropica)
Tom Tarrant 31 March 1996 8 years ago 28 sec 3.1 -
An individual in flight among the waves, on the ocean (50% speed). Locality Atlantic Ocean (ssp tropica)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2012 45 weeks ago 21 sec 3
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In flight, showing both upper and underwing as it feeds from the waters surface
Locality Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia (ssp tropica)
ben lascelles 21 October 2007 3 years ago 4.2 -
An individual in flight over the sea.
Locality Drake Passage (ssp tropica)
Jordi Sargatal 30 March 2012 21 weeks ago 4 -
Attracted to oil slick on the shelf off Sydney
Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Tony Palliser 31 October 2009 1 year ago 4 -
Bird flying.
Locality Scotia Sea (ssp tropica)
Christophe Gouraud 25 January 2013 6 weeks ago 3.3 -
Flying along the ship
Locality New Caledonia
Julien Baudat-Franceschi 25 May 2012 38 weeks ago 3.3 -
Adult flying nearby the ship.
Locality South Georgia (ssp tropica)
Christophe Gouraud 23 October 2010 2 years ago 2.2
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