Murphy's Petrel
Pterodroma ultimaMurphy, RC, 1949
English (US) Murphy's Petrel
The Murphy's Petrel (Pterodroma ultima) 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 eastern Polynesian islands of Tuamotu, Gambier, Austral, Pitcairn, Easter, and Salas y Gomez; ranges to south of Aleution Islands, Gulf of Alaska, and northeastern Pacific coastRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pterodroma ultima
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Murphy's Petrel
- Described by
- Murphy, RC, 1949
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Murphy, RC, 1949
- Type locality
- Oeno Island, south Pacific.
- Original description
- Ornithologie als biologische Wissenschaft p.89-91
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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