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ViewsWhite-faced Storm-PetrelFrom Opus(Redirected from White-faced Storm-petrel)
 Photo taken: Little Barrier Island, North Island, New Zealand.
[edit] Identification19-21 cm. Pale brown to grey back, rump and wings, black flight feathers, white below, white face with a black eye mask. [edit] DistributionTristan da Cunha, Australia and New Zealand. North Atlantic colonies are on the Cape Verde Islands, Canary Islands and Savage Islands. [edit] TaxonomyIt is the only member of monotypic genus, Pelagodroma. [edit] HabitatOpen sea; breeds in rock crevices. [edit] BehaviourIt nests in colonies close to the sea in rock crevices; 1 white egg is laid. The diet includes planktonic food. [edit] External Links
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