Tahiti Petrel
Pseudobulweria rostrata(Peale, TR, 1849)
English (US) Tahiti Petrel
The Tahiti Petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata) 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.
- Scientific name
- Pseudobulweria rostrata
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Tahiti Petrel
- Described by
- (Peale, TR, 1849)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pseudobulweria rostrata rostrata
- Pseudobulweria rostrata trouessarti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria rostrata
- Described by
- (Peale, TR, 1849)
- Type locality
- Mountains about 6000 feet on Tahiti, Society Islands.
- Original description
- Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII: Mammalia and ornithology. 1st ed. 8 p.296
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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