New Zealand storm petrel
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The New Zealand storm petrel (Fregetta maoriana) is a small seabird of the family Oceanitidae endemic to New Zealand. Thought to be extinct since 1850, a series of sightings from 2003 to the present indicated the presence of a previously unknown colony.[3][4] The population of New Zealand storm petrels has been estimated to be less than 2000.[5]
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New Zealand storm petrel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Procellariiformes |
Family: | Oceanitidae |
Genus: | Fregetta |
Species: | F. maoriana |
Binomial name | |
Fregetta maoriana (Mathews, 1932) | |
Synonyms | |
Oceanites maorianus |
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