title: New Caledonian storm petrel
text: # New Caledonian storm petrel
  
  The New Caledonian storm petrel (Fregetta lineata) is a species of bird in the family Oceanitidae.
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  It is an endemic breeder to New Caledonia, and has a wider nonbreeding range throughout the Coral Sea and the South Pacific, as far east as the Marquesas.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  Described in 1848, the New Caledonian storm petrel, alongside the closely related New Zealand storm petrel (F. maoriana) which shares a similar streaked coloration, was long thought to merely be an aberrant member of another storm petrel species. The recognition of the New Zealand storm petrel as a valid species prompted a reevaluation of the New Caledonian storm petrel, and it was thus revived as a distinct species in 2022. It is thought to be critically endangered, with an adult population of only 100 - 1,000 pairs.
  
  