Polynesian Storm Petrel
Nesofregetta fuliginosa(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Polynesian Storm Petrel
The Polynesian Storm Petrel (Nesofregetta fuliginosa) 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.
Range: now breeds on predator-free islands mainly in Line, Marquesas, Gambier, Austral, and Easter Island groups, formerly much more widespread, including westward to New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, and SamoaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Nesofregetta fuliginosa
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Polynesian Storm Petrel
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria fuliginosa
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Tahiti. Melanistic phase.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.562
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
Grey-backed Storm Petrel
Garrodia nereis
White-faced Storm Petrel
Pelagodroma marina
White-bellied Storm Petrel
Fregetta grallaria
New Zealand Storm Petrel
Fregetta maoriana
New Caledonian Storm Petrel
Fregetta lineata
Black-bellied Storm Petrel
Fregetta tropica
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