• Synonyms White-faced Storm-Petrel, White-breasted Storm-Petrel, Whitefaced Storm Petrel, White-faced Petrel, Frigate Petrel
  • Old latin name for bird Procellaria marina

White-faced Storm Petrelbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © David Boyle
    New Zealand
  • 2.
    Call, © David Boyle
    New Zealand
  • 3.
    Call, © Rinse van der Vliet
    Portugal
  • 4.
    Begging call, © David Boyle
    New Zealand
  • 5.
    Song, © David Boyle
    New Zealand
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see White-faced Storm Petrel

  • Breeding region Atlantic ocean, Indian ocean, Pacific ocean
  • Breeding subregion Salvage (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 region to subtropical waters in North and South Atlantic, nw and tropical Indian to Seychelles, and se Pacific oceans

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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansWitwangstormswael, Witgesigstormswael
BasquePetrell carablanc, Ekaitz-txori musuzuri, Ekaitz-txori musuzuria
BelarusianМарская качурка
Bengaliধরাভুি ঝমড়াম঩মট্রর
BretonSatanig penn gwenn
BulgarianМорска вълнолюбка, Фрегатова вълнолюбка
CatalanPetrell carablanc, ocell de tempesta carablanc
Chinese白脸海燕
Chinese (Traditional)白臉海燕
Chuvashшур пуçлă качурка
Croatianbjelolica burnica
CzechBurnácek belocelý, buřníček běločelý, buřňáček běločelý
DanishFregatstormsvale
DutchBont Stormvogeltje
EsperantoBlankavizaĝa petrelo, Fregata ŝtormpetrelo, blankvizaĝa ŝtormpetrelo
Estonianvalgekulm-tormipääsu
Finnishulappakeiju
FrenchOcéanite frégate, Pétrel à face blanche, Pétrel frégate
FrisianBûnt seemokje
GalicianPetrell carablanc, Calcamar, Paíño calcamar
GermanFregatten-Sturmschwalbe, Weißgesichts-Sturmschwalbe, Fregattensturmschwalbe, Weißgesicht-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
LithuanianVėjokregždė, baltaskruostis audrašauklis, Baltaskuostis audrašauklis
MacedonianБелолик буревесник
Malayalamവെണ്മുഖി കാറ്റിളക്കി
ManxKirree varrey vane-eddinagh
MaoriTakahi-kare-moana, Takahikare-Moana
Northern SamiFregáhttastoarbmaspálfu
Norwegianfregattstormsvale
Norwegian NynorskFregattstormsvale
Polishoceannik bialobrewy, nawalnik bialobrewy, oceannik białobrewy
PortuguesePainho-de-ventre-branco, Painho-de-ventre-branco / Calca-mar, calca-mar, calcamar / calca-mar
RomanianRândunică de furtună cu piept alb
RussianБелолицая океанида, Белолицая качурка, Белоголовая Качурка
SerbianBelolika burnica
Slovakbúrkozvest morský
Slovenianprogastoglavi strakoš
SpanishGolondrina de mar de ceja blanca, Paiño Pechialbo, Paiño cara blanca, Petrel de las Tormentas Cara Blanca, Paíño cara blanca, Paíño de Pecho Blanco, Paíño pechialbo
Swedishfregatthavslöpare, fregattstormsvala
Turkishak yüzlü firtina kirlangici, Ak Yüzlü Fırtınakırlangıcı, ak yüzlüfırtınakırlangıcı, Ak-yüzlü Fırtınakırlangıcı
Ukrainianокеанник білобровий
WelshPedryn drycin wynebwyn