Pycroft's Petrel
Pterodroma pycroftiFalla, RA, 1933
English (US) Pycroft's Petrel
The Pycroft's Petrel (Pterodroma pycrofti) 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 small islands off northern North Island (New Zealand), and formerly Norfolk Island (east of Australia); ranges to North PacificRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pterodroma pycrofti
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Pycroft's Petrel
- Described by
- Falla, RA, 1933
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Falla, RA, 1933
- Type locality
- Taranga, Hen Island, New Zealand.
- Original description
- Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 1 p.176
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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