White-necked Petrel
Pterodroma cervicalis(Salvin, O, 1891)
English (US) White-necked Petrel
The White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis) 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 cervicalis
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- White-necked Petrel
- Described by
- (Salvin, O, 1891)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pterodroma cervicalis cervicalis
- Pterodroma cervicalis occulta
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Oestrelata cervicalis
- Described by
- (Salvin, O, 1891)
- Type locality
- Kermadec Islands.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.6, vol.3, no.10 p.192
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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