New Zealand Storm Petrel (1 Viewer)

[Richard Klim]

Robertson, Stephenson & Goldstien 2011. When rediscovery is not enough: Taxonomic uncertainty hinders conservation of a critically endangered bird. Mol Phylogenet Evol: in press. [abstract]

Fregetta maorianus (or correctly maoriana?).

See also:

• Eco-Vista: Photography & Research
  
  
• Gaskin & Baird 2005. Observations of black and white storm petrels in the Hauraki Gulf, November 2003 - June 2005: Were they of New Zealand storm petrels? Notornis 52(4): 181-194. [pdf]
  
  
• Stephenson et al 2008. Rediscovery of the New Zealand storm petrel (Pealeornis maoriana Mathews 1932): two sightings that revised our knowledge of storm petrels. Notornis 55(2): 77-83. [pdf]
  
  
• Stephenson et al 2008. The New Zealand storm-petrel (Pealeornis maoriana Mathews, 1932): first live capture and species assessment of an enigmatic seabird. Notornis 55(4): 191-206. [pdf]
  
  
• Flood 2011. Back Catalogue: New Zealand Storm-petrel Rediscovery
  
  
• BirdLife International: Species factsheet

 

[Richard Klim]

Tony Pym on Seabird-News:

New Zealand Storm Petrel

In 2003 the New Zealand Storm Petrel was rediscovered after 150+ years. Those following the fascinating ongoing story will know that confirmation the birds of the Hauraki Gulf were indeed the same species as the three museum specimens from the 1800’s was down to blood and feather analysis (e.g. see http://www.seabirding.co.uk/NewZealandStormPetrel.html). Also, when compared genetically with other storm petrels, a study would clarify if a distinct taxon was involved (as thought by the vast majority) and not a variant plumage (the minority view) plus positioning the species in the taxonomic order (relationship to other storm petrels, both genus and species levels).

Genetic analysis has now been completed and the paper, by Robertson et al, is currently in press – a summary can be found here:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790311003459
that confirms the New Zealand Storm Petrel is a distinct species, more aligned to Fregetta than Oceanites, and the same species as the early museum skins. The scientific name used being now Fregetta maorianus (but, surely this should be Fregetta maoriana?)

Tony

 

[mb1848]

...but, surely this should be Fregetta maoriana? Yes Fregata is female. The name maoriana was set up by Mathews as Pealeornis maoriana Mathews, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, Hi, p. 132, 1932 ; Bank's Peninsula, New Zealand. Oliver (1955) removed it to Oceanites as O. maorianus.

 

[Richard Klim]

John Boyd (TIF), 14 Aug 2011:
www.jboyd.net/Taxo/changes.html
www.jboyd.net/Taxo/List7.html#oceanitidae

 

[Richard Klim]

Breeding grounds

Rayner, Gaskin, Fitzgerald, Baird, Berg, Boyle, Joyce, Landers, Loh, Maturin, Perrimen, Scofield, Simm, Southey, Taylor, Tennyson, Robertson, Young, Walle & Ismar (in press). Using miniaturised radio telemetry to discover the breeding grounds of the endangered New Zealand Storm Petrel Fregetta maoriana. Ibis. [abstract & preview] [supp info]

• Gaskin 2013 (NZ Birds Online)
• Fjeldså & Kirwan 2014 (HBW Alive)
• BirdLife (Species factsheet)

 

[Richard Klim]

Rayner et al 2015 pdf

Rayner, Gaskin, Fitzgerald, Baird, Berg, Boyle, Joyce, Landers, Loh, Maturin, Perrimen, Scofield, Simm, Southey, Taylor, Tennyson, Robertson, Young, Walle & Ismar (in press). Using miniaturised radio telemetry to discover the breeding grounds of the endangered New Zealand Storm Petrel Fregetta maoriana. Ibis. [abstract & preview] [supp info]

Rayner et al 2015. Ibis 157(4): 754–766. [pdf]

 

[Richard Klim]

Capture methods

Ismar, Gaskin, Fitzgerald, Taylor, Tennyson & Rayner 2015. Evaluating on-land capture methods for monitoring a recently rediscovered seabird, the New Zealand Storm-Petrel Fregetta maoriana. Marine Ornithol 43(2): 255–258. [pdf]