Soft-plumaged Petrel
Pterodroma mollis(Gould, J, 1844)
English (US) Soft-plumaged Petrel
The Soft-plumaged Petrel (Pterodroma mollis) 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 subtropical to subantarctic islands of South Indian and South Atlantic oceans, from Tristan da Cunha and Gough to Maatsuyker (off Tasmania), Macquarie Island (southeast of Australia), and Antipodes Islands (south of New Zealand); ranges to southern waters off Australasia, Africa, and South AmericaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pterodroma mollis
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Soft-plumaged Petrel
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria mollis
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1844)
- Type locality
- South Atlantic Ocean.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.1, vol.13, no.85 p.363
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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