The New Caledonian storm petrel (Fregetta lineata) is a species of bird in the family Oceanitidae.
| New Caledonian storm petrel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Oceanitidae |
| Genus: | Fregetta |
| Species: | F. lineata
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| Binomial name | |
| Fregetta lineata (Peale, 1848)
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| Synonyms | |
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Pealea lineata (Ridgway, 1886) | |
Distribution and habitat
editIt 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]
At-sea observations continue to occur of the east coast of Australia, however the location of a breeding colony is yet to be discovered. On 26 September 2014, a juvenile F. lineata was discovered on the shore of mainland New Caledonia, in an inhabited area. This is the only definite record of F. lineata on land and indicates a likely nearby breeding location.[1]
Taxonomy
editDescribed 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
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "The New Caledonian storm petrel, a new species of bird already endangered | CNRS". www.cnrs.fr. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
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