Fiji Petrel
Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi(Gray, GR, 1860)
English (US) Fiji Petrel
The Fiji Petrel (Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi) 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: probably breeds Gau Island (central Fiji); distribution at sea unknown but recorded in Fiji watersRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Fiji Petrel
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1860)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Thalassidroma (Bulweria) Macgillivrayi
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1860)
- Type locality
- Ngau, Fiji Islands.
- Original description
- Catalogue of the birds of the tropical islands of the Pacific Ocean, in the collection of the British Museum 1859 p.56
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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