Polynesian Storm Petrel [Nesofregetta]

Description

Nesofregetta is a genus that includes the Polynesian Storm Petrel, a species found in the Pacific Ocean, particularly around Polynesia. These birds are medium-sized within the family, with a relatively uniform dark plumage and longer legs, which are used for their unique feeding technique involving pattering on the water's surface. Nesofregetta species are highly pelagic, rarely coming to land except during the breeding season, when they nest in burrows on remote, vegetated islands.

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