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Fregetta grallaria (Vieillot, 1817) Family: storm-petrels Order: Procellariiformes print version
White-bellied storm-petrel Océanite à ventre blanc Paíño ventriblanco Weißbauch-Sturmschwalbe
Migration: interoceanic unclear, at sea difficult to distinguish from F. tropica

Verbreitungskarte von Fregetta grallaria Apparently disperses N to lower latitudes, but probably not as widely as F. tropica. In general, movements poorly known, as specific identification of these 2 species often very difficult, especially at sea.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)


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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel)