Jouanin's petrel

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Jouanin's petrel
Jouanin's Petrel.jpg
Off the east coast of India

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Bulweria
Species:
B. fallax
Binomial name
Bulweria fallax
Jouanin, 1955

The Jouanin's petrel (Bulweria fallax) is a species of seabird in the family Procellariidae.

It is found in Djibouti, Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Kenya, Maldives, Mozambique, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Somalia, and Yemen.

Its natural habitats are open seas and shallow seas. It has been recorded breeding on Socotra.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Bulweria fallax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22698136A132628433. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22698136A132628433.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Redman, N.; Stevenson, T.; Fanshawe, J. (2016). Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, and Socotra - Revised and Expanded Edition. Princeton Field Guides. Princeton University Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-691-17289-7. Retrieved 2018-11-22.


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