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Jamaican Petrel

Pterodroma caribbaeaCarte, A, 1866

English (US) Jamaican Petrel

Possibly extinct

The Jamaican Petrel (Pterodroma caribbaea) 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: formerly bred montane eastern Jamaica; probably extinct ca. 1936Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Pterodroma caribbaea
IUCN Red List
Critically Endangered
English (US)
Jamaican Petrel
Described by
Carte, A, 1866

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Taxonomic history

Described by
Carte, A, 1866
Type locality
Blue Mountains, Jamaica.
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866, pt.1 p.93 pl.11

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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