Mascarene Petrel
Pseudobulweria aterrima(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1855)
English (US) Mascarene Petrel
The Mascarene Petrel (Pseudobulweria aterrima) 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 montane Réunion (Mascarenes); formerly also Rodrigues, where extirpated; ranges adjacent Indian Ocean to Seychelles, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Timor Sea (off western Australia)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pseudobulweria aterrima
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Mascarene Petrel
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1855)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria aterrima
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1855)
- Type locality
- Reunion.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 2 p.191
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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