Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Black-bellied Ship Seagull
- Scientific name: Fregetta tropica, Black-bellied Storm Petrel
- Classification: Waterfowl
- Family and genus: Procellariiformes, Petrelidae, Petrel genus
Vital signs data
- Body length: No verification information available.
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
Distributed in south-central Africa (including the southern Arabian Peninsula and the entire African continent south of the Sahara Desert (Tropic of Cancer), the Indian Ocean (including Madagascar and its surrounding islands), South America (including Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands), the Indian subcontinent, and southwestern China (including India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives). This includes the southeastern region of Tibet, China, the Indochina Peninsula and the southeastern coastal region of China (including Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Hainan Island), the Pacific Islands (including Taiwan, the Dongsha Islands, Xisha Islands, Zhongsha Islands, Nansha Islands, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Java in Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea), and Australia and New Zealand (including Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and their surrounding islands).
Appearance
Details are unknown.
Detailed introduction
The Black-bellied Storm Petrel (Fregetta tropica) is a gregarious bird, usually found in small or loose groups both in nesting areas and at sea, though some species may be solitary. They spend their entire lives at sea, returning to land only for breeding. Except for a few species that come ashore during the day, most return to their nests after dark to reduce predation by gulls, skuas, crows, and birds of prey. They commonly fly close to the sea surface, agile as swallows, sometimes touching the water with their feet as if walking on water. Occasionally, they dive into the water to hunt, but quickly leap out again. They rarely rest on the surface.
The black-bellied sea bream has a small mouth and can only prey on small fish and planktonic squid, krill, and other small creatures that float on the surface of the water. It often splashes water with its feet or shakes the water with its feet to catch disturbed planktonic animals and small fish. Sometimes it will also follow fishing boats, whale and dolphin pods, or schools of fish to catch fleeing small fish.
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