Desertas Petrel

Overview

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

Scientific Classification

Genus: Pterodroma; binomial: Pterodroma deserta; authority: Mathews, 1934.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Atlantic Ocean. Non-breeding range: to Gulf Stream off North Carolina (nw Atlantic Ocean) and w of Ireland (ne Atlantic).

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

Pterodroma desertae is split from P. feae (Robb & Mullarney 2008; Jesus et al. 2009).