Jamaican Petrel

Overview

Jamaican Petrel (Pterodroma caribbaea) is a species of Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels (Procellariidae) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Pterodroma; binomial: Pterodroma caribbaea; authority: Carte, 1866.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Atlantic Ocean.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extinct in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Treated as a full species distinct from P. hasitata following Brooke (2004). See also Chesser et al. (2024).