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Taxonomy

The genus Fregetta was introduced in 1855 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. He specified the type species as Thalasssidroma leucogaster which is now considered as a subspecies of the white-bellied storm petrel.

The genus contains four species:

  • White-bellied storm petrel, Fregetta grallaria
  • Black-bellied storm petrel, Fregetta tropica
  • New Zealand storm petrel, Fregetta maoriana – formerly placed in Oceanites
  • New Caledonian storm petrel, Fregetta lineata – revived as a distinct species in 2022

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