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Pelagodroma marina

Photo by Tom Tarrant
Photo taken: Little Barrier Island, North Island, New Zealand.

[edit] Identification

19-21 cm. Pale brown to grey back, rump and wings, black flight feathers, white below, white face with a black eye mask.

[edit] Distribution

Tristan da Cunha, Australia and New Zealand. North Atlantic colonies are on the Cape Verde Islands, Canary Islands and Savage Islands.

[edit] Taxonomy

It is the only member of monotypic genus, Pelagodroma.

[edit] Habitat

Open sea; breeds in rock crevices.

[edit] Behaviour

It nests in colonies close to the sea in rock crevices; 1 white egg is laid.

The diet includes planktonic food.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID