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Grey-faced Petrel

Pterodroma gouldi(Hutton, FW, 1869)

English (US) Gray-faced Petrel

UK name: Grey-faced Petrel

The Grey-faced Petrel (Pterodroma gouldi) 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 on headlands and islands off northern North Island (New Zealand), especially Moutohora Island and Hongiora Island (Bay of Plenty); non-breeding range in deep subtropical water from Tasman Sea (off southeastern Australia) to southern Melanesian waters (southwestern Pacific Ocean)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Pterodroma gouldi
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Gray-faced Petrel
English (UK)
Grey-faced Petrel
Described by
(Hutton, FW, 1869)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Aestrelata gouldi
Described by
(Hutton, FW, 1869)
Type locality
New Zealand seas.
Original description
Ibis ser.2, vol.5, no.19 p.351

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

See all 98 species of the family Procellariidae