Tahiti Petrel
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| 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 (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 montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, open seas, and rocky shores.
Tahiti Petrel photographed off Gold Coast, SE Queensland, Australia
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Pseudobulweria rostrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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