Cape petrel; Cape pigeon; pintado petrel
A seabird species (Daption capense) found in the Southern Ocean. The name is usually written in katakana.
A Cape petrel was flying over the waves in the Southern Ocean.
Standard katakana spelling for this bird name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly used in specialized or older texts; the katakana form is standard.
The name combines 斑 (まだら, 'mottled') with フルマカモメ (fulmar gull), referring to the bird's speckled plumage and its resemblance to fulmars.