Black-bellied storm petrel
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| image = Fregetta tropica, Kaapse waters, Birding Weto, a.jpg
| image_caption = Near Cape Town, South Africa
| image2 = Fregetta tropica By John Gould.jpg
| image2_caption = Illustration by John Gould
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Fregetta tropica
| authority = (Gould, 1844)
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| range_map = Fregetta tropica dist.jpg
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The black-bellied storm petrel (Fregetta tropica) is a species of seabird in the family Oceanitidae.
It is found in Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Bouvet Island, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Uruguay, and Vanuatu.
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Description
They are usually black with a white band over the rump and white under the wings and on the flanks. A broad black stripe runs down the center of the belly, but may be broken or absent altogether. They have long legs, so the feet can be seen beyond the tail in flight. The legs and feet are black.
They are silent mostly at sea. Noises can be heard from the breeding colonies; birds on the ground give a drawn-out shrill whistle.
References
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External links
- [http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/black_bellied_storm_petrel/ Black-bellied storm-petrel [Fregetta tropica
] ] – photos, Christopher Taylor Nature Photography - [http://www.madeirabirds.com/black_bellied_storm_petrel_madeira Black-bellied storm petrel first record for Western Palearctic]
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Category:Birds of islands of the Atlantic Ocean
Category:Birds of subantarctic islands
Category:Birds of the Indian Ocean
Category:Fauna of the Prince Edward Islands
Category:Fauna of the Crozet Islands
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