Common name of Pelagodroma marina
 
Common Name White faced storm petrel
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Pitcairn
Locality
Ref. Brooke, M. de L., 1995
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier behavior
2nd Modifier color pattern(s)
Remarks petrel, i.e., probably an alteration of 'pitteral', influenced by St. Peter walking on the water, analogous to the bird flying so close to the water surface that it appears to be 'walking on water'.
 
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