White-headed Petrel
Pterodroma lessonii(Garnot, P, 1826)
English (US) White-headed Petrel
The White-headed Petrel (Pterodroma lessonii) 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 subantarctic islands of South Indian and South Pacific oceans, from Crozet to Antipodes and Auckland islands; ranges to southern waters off South America, Africa, Australasia, and AntarcticaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pterodroma lessonii
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-headed Petrel
- Described by
- (Garnot, P, 1826)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria Lessonii
- Described by
- (Garnot, P, 1826)
- Type locality
- 'Dans les parages du Cap Horn et de la mer Pacifique par 52° de lat. sept. [= austr.] et 85° de longit.
- Original description
- Annales des Sciences Naturelles 7 p.54 pl.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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