Collared Petrel
Pterodroma brevipes(Peale, TR, 1849)
English (US) Collared Petrel
The Collared Petrel (Pterodroma brevipes) 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
- Pterodroma brevipes
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Collared Petrel
- Described by
- (Peale, TR, 1849)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pterodroma brevipes brevipes
- Pterodroma brevipes magnificens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria brevipes
- Described by
- (Peale, TR, 1849)
- Type locality
- type locality doubtful: reported 'latitude 68° S., longitude 95'^ W.,' but probably Samoa Islands, as pointed out by Bourne, 1967, Ibis, 109, pp. 155-156.
- 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.294
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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