Beck's Petrel
Pseudobulweria becki(Murphy, RC, 1928)
English (US) Beck's Petrel
The Beck's Petrel (Pseudobulweria becki) 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: likely breeds montane southern New Ireland (Bismarck Archipelago); ranges eastern Bismarck Archipelago, widely in Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu; also recorded Cenderawasih Bay (northern New Guinea) and north-central MoluccasRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pseudobulweria becki
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Beck's Petrel
- Described by
- (Murphy, RC, 1928)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pterodroma becki
- Described by
- (Murphy, RC, 1928)
- Type locality
- Pacific Ocean, lat. 3° S., long. 155° E.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.322 p.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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