Beck's Petrel

Overview

Beck's Petrel (Pseudobulweria becki) is a species of Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels (Procellariidae) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Pseudobulweria; binomial: Pseudobulweria becki; authority: (Murphy, 1928).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Pacific Ocean. Non-breeding range: e Bismarck Arch., Buka to Temotu (Solomon Is.) and Vanuatu; also recorded Geelvink Bay and nc Moluccas.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

Pseudobulweria becki is split from P. rostrata (Brooke 2004).