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Southern storm petrels | Oceanitidae

Zuidelijke stormvogeltjes | Paíños del sur

Native species 6 species

Species that occur here by nature: breeding birds, winter visitors and passage migrants. They are arranged by genus, in the sequence of the list.

Fregetta 3 species

  • White-bellied Storm-Petrel (Fregetta grallaria)

    White-bellied Storm-Petrel

    Fregetta grallaria
    • Shelf and coastal sea
    • Rocky shore and sea cliff
  • New Zealand Storm-Petrel (Fregetta maoriana)

    New Zealand Storm-Petrel

    Fregetta maoriana
    • Shelf and coastal sea
    • Podocarp–broadleaf forest
    CR
  • Black-bellied Storm-Petrel (Fregetta tropica)

    Black-bellied Storm-Petrel

    Fregetta tropica
    • Shelf and coastal sea
    • Subantarctic ocean
    • Subantarctic island coast and tussock

Garrodia 1 species

  • Grey-backed Storm-Petrel (Garrodia nereis)

    Grey-backed Storm-Petrel

    Garrodia nereis
    • Subantarctic ocean
    • Shelf and coastal sea
    • Subantarctic island coast and tussock

Oceanites 1 species

  • Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)

    Wilson's Storm-Petrel

    Oceanites oceanicus
    • Shelf and coastal sea
    • Subantarctic ocean

Pelagodroma 1 species

  • White-faced Storm-Petrel (Pelagodroma marina)

    White-faced Storm-Petrel

    Pelagodroma marina
    • Shelf and coastal sea
    • Sandy beach and dune

Vagrants 1 species

Fregetta 1 species

  • New Caledonian Storm-Petrel (Fregetta lineata)

    New Caledonian Storm-Petrel

    Fregetta lineata
    • Shelf and coastal sea
    DD

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