Tag Archive for 'Petrel'

The Andean storm-petrel (Oceanites barrosi). Image credit: Norambuena et al., doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5486.4.1.

Ornithologists Discover New Species of Storm Petrel

Aug 12, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

An international team of ornithologists has described a cryptic new species of the bird genus Oceanites from Chile. The Andean storm-petrel (Oceanites...

An artistic reconstruction of Macronectes tinae in its paleoenvironment; a darker plumage was chosen for the reconstruction because a darker coloration in giant petrels seems to be related to warmer regions, as Taranaki had warmer temperatures during the Pliocene period. Image credit: Simone Giovanardi / Te Papa.

Giant Petrels Lived in New Zealand 3 Million Years Ago

Feb 27, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Macronectes tinae lived approximately 3 million years ago (Pliocene period), and belongs to the extant genus Macronectes. An artistic reconstruction of...

The New Caledonian storm petrel (Fregetta lineata) off Nouméa, New Caledonia, in January 2020. Image credit: Hadoram Shirihai, Tubenoses Project.

New Species of Storm Petrel Identified

Mar 15, 2022 by Natali Anderson

Based on the numbers seen at sea, both off Australia and New Caledonia, the population of the New Caledonian storm petrel (Fregetta lineata) is in the...