- Fregetta lineata
Identification
- Most of upperside blackish-brown
- A U-shaped whitish area on rump wraps around to meet the underside, and is bordered in brownish
- Some feathers on mantle and scapulars may be white-tipped
- Upperwing color blackish brown with coverts slightly browner.
- Head, neck, throat (may show whitish effects in worn plumage), and upper breast blackish
- Lower breast, belly and flanks white with black streaking
- Underside of wings mostly blackish with a white panel mainly consisting of median and greater secondary coverts. Some of these may have black centers leading to a very restricted white area.
Distribution
Distribution poorly known. Breeds in New Caledonia (east of Australia); reported at sea from the Coral Sea (breeding season foraging area?) east to Samoa and the Marquesas Islands (nonbreeding range?)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Article re-describing the species appeared in 2022.
Habitat
At sea for foraging. Exact location and habitat used for breeding is unknown.
Behaviour
Timing of observations means that this species might be breeding in New Caledonia during southern winter.
Vocalisation
Assumed to give whistled sounds similar to what is known in other members of the genus Fregetta.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Post in Birdforum thread discussing the description of this species (see post #16)
- Paper describing this species.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) New Caledonian Storm Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/New_Caledonian_Storm_Petrel
External Links
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