White-faced Storm-petrel (species: Pelagodroma marina) in Birds of Argentina (Gaia Guide)
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Pelagodroma marina
White-faced Storm-petrel


©J.J. Harrison: White-faced Storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina)

©Dominic Sherony: White-faced Storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Procellariiformes
Family Oceanitidae
Genus Pelagodroma
Species Pelagodroma marina
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

It has a pale brown to grey back, rump and wings with black flight feathers. It is white below, unlike other north Atlantic petrels, and has a white face with a black eye mask. (Wikipedia)

Size

  • Up to 21 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Up to 44 cm

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Chronotypes

nocturnal (active at night)   During breeding, it is nocturnal to avoid predation.

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