Jouanin's Petrel
Bulweria fallaxJouanin, C, 1955
English (US) Jouanin's Petrel
The Jouanin's Petrel (Bulweria fallax) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels) in the order Procellariiformes.
Range: breeds Socotra (Yemen) and Halaaniyat islands (Oman); ranges mainly northwestern Indian Ocean, including gulfs of Aden and Oman, off eastern Africa to waters of Seychelles and Mascarenes, eastward to western India and off northwestern AustraliaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Bulweria fallax
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Jouanin's Petrel
- Described by
- Jouanin, C, 1955
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Jouanin, C, 1955
- Type locality
- northwestern Indian Ocean, lat. 12° 30' N., long. 55° E.
- Original description
- L'Oiseau et la Revue Française d'Ornithologie 25 p.158,159,160
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Mascarene Petrel
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Tahiti Petrel
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Beck's Petrel
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Westland Petrel
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