Henderson Petrel
Pterodroma atrata(Mathews, GM, 1912)
English (US) Henderson Petrel
The Henderson Petrel (Pterodroma atrata) 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 Henderson Island and Moto Nui (southeastern Pacific); wintering range unknownRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pterodroma atrata
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Henderson Petrel
- Described by
- (Mathews, GM, 1912)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria atrata
- Described by
- (Mathews, GM, 1912)
- Type locality
- Lat. 25° 21' S., long. 129° W., ex Solander ms.
- Original description
- The birds of Australia 2 p.163
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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