Barau's Petrel
Pterodroma baraui(Jouanin, C, 1964)
English (US) Barau's Petrel
The Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui) 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 RĂ©union; ranges tropical Indian Ocean mostly south of the Equator, off Madagascar, and to Arabian Sea and northwestern Australian watersRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pterodroma baraui
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Barau's Petrel
- Described by
- (Jouanin, C, 1964)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Bulweria baraui
- Described by
- (Jouanin, C, 1964)
- Type locality
- Saint-Denis, Reunion.
- Original description
- L'Oiseau et la Revue Française d'Ornithologie 34 p.84
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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