Order: Procellariiformes | Family: Oceanitidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Antarctic Ocean
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Antarctic Ocean
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Antarctic Ocean
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Antarctic Ocean
Identification & Behavior: ~20 cm (7.9 in). The Black-bellied Storm-Petrel has white underparts, underwing lining, and rump. The rest of the body is dusky with shades of black. It is very similar to White-bellied Storm-Petrel, but is distinguished by a blackish line extending down the center of belly to connect the blackish undertail coverts. Flies very low over water dangling its feet on the water. It has a stocky appearance.
Status: Known from only one specimen collected in the ocean of Central Peru. Apparently, no additional sight records exist. It also occurs in Br and Ch.
Name in Spanish: Golondrina de Mar de Vientre Negro.
Sub-species: Black-bellied Storm-Petrel (Fregetta tropica tropica), Gould 1844.
Meaning of Name: Fregetta: Specific name given to this genus of storm-petrel. tropica: Gr. Tropikos, tropical, of the Tropics.
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Distribution Map
Voice:
Generally silent at sea.
Voice:Generally silent at sea.
References:
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 01/01/2015.