THE BREEDING BIOLOGY OF THE BLACK‐BELLIED STORM‐PETREL FREGETTA TROPICA

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Authors: Beck, J. R., Brown, D. W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1971
• Subjects: Signy Island; South Orkney Islands
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1971.tb05124.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919X.1971.tb05124.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1971.tb05124.x

SUMMARY The breeding cycie and habits of the Black‐bellied Storm‐petrel are described from observations made over three seasons at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. The species is strictly nocturnal on land and nests in stable scree slopes. With an estimated population of 100–200 pairs, Fregetta t...