Bermuda Petrel
Pterodroma cahow(Nichols, JT; Mowbray, LLA, 1916)
English (US) Bermuda Petrel
The Bermuda Petrel (Pterodroma cahow) 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 Nonsuch Island (Bermuda); disperses to Gulf StreamRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pterodroma cahow
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Bermuda Petrel
- Described by
- (Nichols, JT; Mowbray, LLA, 1916)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Aestrelata cahow
- Described by
- (Nichols, JT; Mowbray, LLA, 1916)
- Type locality
- southeastern side of Castle Island, Bermuda.
- Original description
- The Auk 33, no.2 p.194
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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