New Caledonian storm petrel
New Caledonian storm petrel | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Procellariiformes |
Family: | Oceanitidae |
Genus: | Fregetta |
Species: | F. lineata
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Binomial name | |
Fregetta lineata (Peale, 1848)
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Synonyms | |
Pealea lineata (Ridgway, 1886) |
The New Caledonian storm petrel (Fregetta lineata) is a species of bird in the family Oceanitidae.
Distribution and habitat[edit]
It is an endemic breeder to New Caledonia, and has a wider nonbreeding range throughout the Coral Sea and the South Pacific, as far east as the Marquesas.[1]
Taxonomy[edit]
Described in 1848, the New Caledonian storm petrel, alongside the closely related New Zealand storm petrel (F. maoriana) which shares a similar streaked coloration, was long thought to merely be an aberrant member of another storm petrel species. The recognition of the New Zealand storm petrel as a valid species prompted a reevaluation of the New Caledonian storm petrel, and it was thus revived as a distinct species in 2022.[1] It is thought to be critically endangered, with an adult population of only 100 - 1,000 pairs.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bretagnolle, Vincent; Flood, Robert L.; Gaba, Sabrina; Shirihai, Hadoram (2022-03-11). "Fregetta lineata (Peale, 1848) is a valid extant species endemic to New Caledonia". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 142 (1): 111–130. doi:10.25226/bboc.v142i1.2022.a6. ISSN 0007-1595. S2CID 247385755.
- ^ "The New Caledonian storm petrel, a new species of bird already endangered | CNRS". www.cnrs.fr. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-23.