Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
White-faced Storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina) - HBW 1, p. 267
French: Océanite frégate
German: Weißgesicht Sturmschwalbe
Spanish: Paíño Pechialbo
Other common names: Frigate Petrel
Taxonomy: eadesi Procellaria marina Latham, 1790, off the mouth of the Río de la Plata, lat. 35° 37° S.
Race should perhaps be included within hypoleuca; validity of race albiclunis has also been questioned. Six subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hypoleuca (Moquin Tandon, 1841) - Salvage Is.
- eadesi Bourne, 1953 - Cape Verde Is.
- marina (Latham, 1790) - Tristan da Cunha and possibly Gough I.
- hypoleuca (Moquin Tandon, 1841) - Salvage Is.
- eadesi Bourne, 1953 - Cape Verde Is.
- marina (Latham, 1790) - Tristan da Cunha and possibly Gough I.
- dulciae Mathews, 1912 - W & S Australia.
- maoriana Mathews, 1912 - New Zealand area.
- albiclunis Murphy & Irving, 1951 - Kermadec Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird flying near a boat Locality Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand (ssp maoriana)
Brooke Clibbon 7 November 2005 5 years ago 4 sec 2.9 -
A bird bouncing over the sea. Locality Mercury Islands, North Island, New Zealand (ssp maoriana)
Peter Fraser 10 November 2009 2 years ago 10 sec 2.7
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Feeding at sea
Locality Cape Verde (ssp eadesi)
Lasse58 11 January 2009 3 years ago 4 -
At night on the breeding site
Locality Laje Branca Islet, Maio, Cape Verde (ssp eadesi)
auf 8 October 2011 28 weeks ago 3.6 -
A bird flying.
Locality Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland, USA (United States)
George M. Jett 8 August 2008 2 years ago 3 -
A flight shot.
Locality Sandspit, North Island, New Zealand (ssp maoriana)
Ken Havard 6 November 2008 1 year ago 2.9 -
Bird foraging nearby the ship off South Georgia Coast.
Locality South Georgia (ssp marina)
Christophe Gouraud 20 October 2010 1 year ago 2.2 -
Bird foraging nearby the ship off South Georgia Coast.
Locality South Georgia (ssp marina)
Christophe Gouraud 20 October 2010 1 year ago 2
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