Gould's Petrel

Overview

Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera) is a species of Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels (Procellariidae) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Pterodroma; binomial: Pterodroma leucoptera; authority: (Gould, 1844).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Pacific Ocean. Non-breeding range: to Tasman Sea, Antarctica and tropical Pacific to Hawaiian and Galápagos is..

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Includes caledonica; treat as monotypic (Portelli 2016; Iglesias-Vasquez et al. 2016).