White-faced Storm Petrel bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsWhite-faced Petrel, Whitefaced Storm Petrel, Frigate Petrel, White-breasted Storm-Petrel, White-faced Storm-Petrel
Old latin name for birdProcellaria marina
OrderAlbatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes
FamilyAustral Storm Petrels / Oceanitidae
GenusPelagodroma
Breeding regionAtlantic ocean, Indian ocean, Pacific ocean
Breeding subregionSalvage (nw of Canary Is.), Canary and Cape Verde is. (Macaronesia, off nw Africa), Tristan da Cunha group including Gough (sc Atlantic Ocean), s Australian islets and New Zealand region
Non breeding regionto subtropical waters in North and South Atlantic, nw and tropical Indian to Seychelles, and se Pacific oceans

White-faced Storm Petrel bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Adult, sex uncertain, song, © Rinse van der Vliet
    Portugal
  • 2.
    Song, © David Boyle
    New Zealand
  • 3.
    Call, © Rinse van der Vliet
    Portugal
  • 4.
    Adult, bird in hand, call, sex uncertain, © Rinse van der Vliet
    Portugal
  • 5.
    Begging call, song, © David Boyle
    New Zealand
  • 6.
    Begging call, song, © David Boyle
    New Zealand
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Where to see White-faced Storm Petrel

White-faced Storm Petrel subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Pelagodroma marina albiclunisHaszard I. (Kermadec Is., ne of North I., New Zealand)to Tasman SeaNo
Pelagodroma marina dulciaeislands off s Australia from Pelsart (WA) to Broughton (NSW)to nw Indian Ocean and to sw edge of Sunda ShelfNo
Pelagodroma marina eadesorumislets of Branco, Ilheu de Cima, Boavista and Maio (Cape Verde Is., s Macaronesia, w of nw Africa)-No
Pelagodroma marina hypoleucaSalvage Is. (nw of Canary Is.) and Montana Clara (few; off Lanzarote, Canary is.; c Macaronesia, w of nw Africa)-No
Pelagodroma marina maorianasatellites of North, South and Stewart is., Chatham (e of South I.) and Auckland is. (s of South I.; New Zealand)to Humboldt Current off Peru and ChileNo
Pelagodroma marina marinaTristan da Cunha group including Gough (sc Atlantic Ocean)to equatorial South AtlanticNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansWitgesigstormswael, Witwangstormswael
BasqueEkaitz-txori musuzuria, Ekaitz-txori musuzuri, Petrell carablanc
BelarusianМарская качурка
Bengaliধরাভুি ঝমড়াম঩মট্রর
BretonSatanig penn gwenn
BulgarianФрегатова вълнолюбка, Морска вълнолюбка
CatalanPetrell carablanc, ocell de tempesta carablanc
Chinese白脸海燕
Chinese (Traditional)白臉海燕
Chuvashшур пуçлă качурка
Croatianbjelolica burnica
Czechbuřníček běločelý, Burnácek belocelý, buřňáček běločelý
DanishFregatstormsvale
DutchBont Stormvogeltje
EsperantoFregata ŝtormpetrelo, blankvizaĝa ŝtormpetrelo, Blankavizaĝa petrelo
Estonianvalgekulm-tormipääsu
Finnishulappakeiju
FrenchOcéanite frégate, Pétrel à face blanche, Pétrel frégate
FrisianBûnt seemokje
GalicianPaíño calcamar, Petrell carablanc, Calcamar
GermanFregatten-Sturmschwalbe, Fregattensturmschwalbe, Weißgesicht-Sturmschwalbe, Weißgesichts-Sturmschwalbe
GreekΑσπρομέτωπος Κυματοβάτης, Πελαγoδρόμoς
Hebrewיסעורון לבן-פנים, יסעורון פריגטה
Hungarianfehérarcú viharfecske
IcelandicNjarðarsvala
IndonesianPetrel-badai muka-putih, Petrelbadai Muka-putih
IrishGuairdeall aghaidhbhán
ItalianUccello delle tempeste facciabianca, Ucello delle tempeste fregata, Uccello delle tempeste fregata
Japaneseカオジロウミツバメ, カオアシナガウミツバメ
Latvianbaltsejas vētrasburātājs
Lithuanianbaltaskruostis audrašauklis, Vėjokregždė, Baltaskuostis audrašauklis
MacedonianБелолик буревесник
Malayalamവെണ്മുഖി കാറ്റിളക്കി
ManxKirree varrey vane-eddinagh
MaoriTakahi-kare-moana, Takahikare-Moana
Northern SamiFregáhttastoarbmaspálfu
Norwegianfregattstormsvale, Fregattstormsvale
Norwegian NynorskFregattstormsvale
Polishoceannik białobrewy, nawalnik bialobrewy, oceannik bialobrewy
PortuguesePainho-de-ventre-branco, Painho-de-ventre-branco / Calca-mar, calcamar / calca-mar, calca-mar
RomanianRândunică de furtună cu piept alb
RussianБелолицая качурка, Белоголовая Качурка, Белолицая океанида
SerbianBelolika burnica
Slovakbúrkozvest morský
Slovenianprogastoglavi strakoš
SpanishPaiño cara blanca, Paiño Pechialbo, Petrel de las Tormentas Cara Blanca, Paíño de Pecho Blanco, Paíño cara blanca, Golondrina de mar de ceja blanca, Paíño pechialbo
Swedishfregattstormsvala
TurkishAk-yüzlü Fırtınakırlangıcı, ak yüzlüfırtınakırlangıcı, Ak Yüzlü Fırtınakırlangıcı, ak yüzlü firtina kirlangici
Ukrainianокеанник білобровий
WelshPedryn drycin wynebwyn