Tahiti Petrel | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Procellariiformes |
Family: | Procellariidae |
Genus: | Pseudobulweria |
Species: | P. rostrata |
Binomial name | |
Pseudobulweria rostrata (Peale, 1848) |
The Tahiti Petrel, Pétrel De Tahiti, or Petrel De Tahití (Pseudobulweria rostrata) is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family. It is found in American Samoa, Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Mexico, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and possibly the Cook Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, open seas, and rocky shores.