Mottled Petrel

Overview

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

Scientific Classification

Genus: Pterodroma; binomial: Pterodroma inexpectata; authority: (Forster, JR, 1844).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Non-breeding range: forages to subantarctic and Antarctic waters, se Australia; migrates to Bering Sea and subarctic Pacific (n Pacific Ocean).

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.