White-faced Petrel Pelagodroma marina [Latham, 1790] |
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Order:
Procellariiformes
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Family: Hydrobatidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 510 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Status in UK:
(B) Not Recorded since 1897
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Subspecies:
hypoleuca (V) recorded in Britain (of 6 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
20 cm
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Wingspan: 42 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 51 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: pelagos=the open sea +dromos=runner and L.: marinus=marine (from mare=the sea) |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Atlantic is (eg Cape Verde, Tristan da Cunha) & is of sw Australasia, RANGES: s&c Atlantic, Indian & S Pacific oceans |
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Habitat:
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Pelagic, breeds in island burrows |
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Diet:
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Little information, probably mostly plankton (crustaceans) |
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First Record:
Colonsay, 1897
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
1
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Most Likely to Occur in:
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Scotland:
Argyll
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Frigate Petrel | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Fregatstormsvale | Dutch: Bont stormvogeltje |
| Finnish: Vaaleaulappakeiju | French: Pétrel frégate |
| German: Weißgesicht-Sturmschwalbe | Hungarian: Tengeri fecske |
| Icelandic: Njarðarsvala | Irish: |
| Italian: Uccello delle tempeste facciabianca | Norwegian: Fregattstormsvale |
| Polish: Oceannik bialobrewy | Portuguese: Painho-de-ventre-branco |
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Spanish:
Paiño pechialbo
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Swedish: Fregattstormfägel |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Brooke, M. de L. 2004 Albatrosses and petrels across the world Oxford University Press, Oxford [598.44 BRO] | |
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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