White-bellied Storm Petrel
Fregetta grallaria(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) White-bellied Storm Petrel
The White-bellied Storm Petrel (Fregetta grallaria) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Oceanitidae (Southern Storm Petrels) in the order Procellariiformes.
- Scientific name
- Fregetta grallaria
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-bellied Storm Petrel
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Fregetta grallaria grallaria
- Fregetta grallaria leucogaster
- Fregetta grallaria segethi
- Fregetta grallaria titan
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria grallaria
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- 'Nouvelle-Hollande' = Australia.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 25 p.418
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Southern Storm Petrels
Wilson's Storm Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Pincoya Storm Petrel
Oceanites pincoyae
Elliot's Storm Petrel
Oceanites gracilis
Polynesian Storm Petrel
Nesofregetta fuliginosa
Grey-backed Storm Petrel
Garrodia nereis
White-faced Storm Petrel
Pelagodroma marina
New Zealand Storm Petrel
Fregetta maoriana
New Caledonian Storm Petrel
Fregetta lineata
Black-bellied Storm Petrel
Fregetta tropica
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