Gould's Petrel
Pterodroma leucoptera(Gould, J, 1844)
English (US) Gould's Petrel
The Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera) 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 Cabbage Tree and Boondelbah islands (off southeastern Australia) and montane Grande Terre, New Caledonia; ranges to Tasman Sea (east of Australia), Antarctica, and tropical Pacific to Hawaiian and Galapagos islandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pterodroma leucoptera
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Gould's Petrel
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria leucoptera
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1844)
- Type locality
- Cabbage Tree Island, Port Stephens, New South Wales.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.1, vol.13, no.85 p.364
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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