Masatierra Petrel
Pterodroma defilippiana(Giglioli, EH; Salvadori, AT, 1869)
English (US) Masatierra Petrel
The Masatierra Petrel (Pterodroma defilippiana) 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 Juan Fernández, San Ambrosio, and San Félix islands (off Chile); ranges to coastal waters of southern Peru to central Chile and to Pitcairn groupRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pterodroma defilippiana
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Masatierra Petrel
- Described by
- (Giglioli, EH; Salvadori, AT, 1869)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Aestrelata defilippiana
- Described by
- (Giglioli, EH; Salvadori, AT, 1869)
- Type locality
- Peruvian and Chilean Coasts.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.2, vol.5, no.17 p.63
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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