Fregetta tropica

E673318

Fregetta tropica, commonly known as the black-bellied storm petrel, is a small, pelagic seabird that breeds on remote islands in the Southern Hemisphere and spends most of its life at sea.

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Fregetta tropica canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
storm petrel
activityPattern nocturnal at breeding colonies
behavior spends most of its life at sea
bodySize small seabird
breedingBehavior colonial nester
breedingHabitat remote islands
breedingRange Southern Hemisphere
class Aves
commonName black bellied storm petrel
black-bellied storm petrel
conservationStatus Least Concern
diet planktonic crustaceans
small fish
squid
distribution South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic

South Indian Ocean
South Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
ecologicalRole marine predator
part of Southern Ocean food web
family Oceanitidae
foragingStrategy pattering on water surface
surface seizing
genus Fregetta
habitat open ocean
pelagic waters
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle pelagic
locomotion strong flier
webbed feet for swimming
migration highly pelagic outside breeding season
namedAfter tropical appearance of plumage pattern
nestingSite burrows
rock crevices
order Procellariiformes
parentalCare biparental incubation
phylum Chordata
plumage black belly patch
dark upperparts
white rump
reproduction lays a single egg per breeding attempt
taxonRank species
threats introduced predators at breeding sites
light pollution near colonies
vocalization calls mainly at night at colonies

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Oceanitidae notableSpecies Fregetta tropica
Fregetta includesTaxon Fregetta tropica