New Caledonian storm petrel

The New Caledonian storm petrel (Fregetta lineata) is a species of bird in the family Oceanitidae. It is an endemic breeder to New Caledonia, and has a wider nonbreeding range throughout the Coral Sea and the South Pacific, as far east as the Marquesas.[1]

New Caledonian storm petrel
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Oceanitidae
Genus: Fregetta
Species:
F. lineata
Binomial name
Fregetta lineata
(Peale, 1848)
Synonyms

Pealea lineata (Ridgway, 1886)

Described in 1848, the New Caledonian storm petrel, alongside the closely related New Zealand storm petrel (F. maoriana) which shares a similar streaked coloration, was long thought to merely be an aberrant member of another storm petrel species. The recognition of the New Zealand storm petrel as a valid species prompted a reevaluation of the New Caledonian storm petrel, and it was thus revived as a distinct species in 2022.[1] It is thought to be critically endangered, with an adult population of only 100 - 1,000 pairs.[2]

References
  1. Bretagnolle, Vincent; Flood, Robert L.; Gaba, Sabrina; Shirihai, Hadoram (2022-03-11). "Fregetta lineata (Peale, 1848) is a valid extant species endemic to New Caledonia". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 142 (1): 111–130. doi:10.25226/bboc.v142i1.2022.a6. ISSN 0007-1595. S2CID 247385755.
  2. "The New Caledonian storm petrel, a new species of bird already endangered | CNRS". www.cnrs.fr. Retrieved 2022-03-23.


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