Phoenix petrel
Phoenix petrel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Procellariiformes |
Family: | Procellariidae |
Genus: | Pterodroma |
Species: | P. alba
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Binomial name | |
Pterodroma alba (Gmelin, 1789)
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Synonyms | |
Procellaria alba Gmelin, 1789[2] |
The Phoenix petrel (Pterodroma alba) is a medium-sized tropical seabird, measuring up to 35 cm (1.15 ft) long, with a wingspan of 83 cm (2.72 ft). It has a dark brown upperparts plumage, white below and whitish throat. The sexes are similar.
The Phoenix petrel is found throughout oceans and coastal areas in the central Pacific Ocean. Their colonies can be found on Phoenix, Tonga, Kiritimati, Tuamotu, Marquesas and Pitcairn Island. Females lay one white egg on the ground surface. The diet consists mainly of squid, fish and crustaceans.
Due to ongoing habitat loss, small population size, predation by invasive species and human exploitation, the Phoenix petrel is evaluated as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Pterodroma alba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22698001A132618432. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22698001A132618432.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b Loomis, Leverett Mills (January 1920). "On Procellaria alba Gmelin" (PDF). The Auk. 38 (1): 88–91. doi:10.2307/4072962. JSTOR 4072962.
- ^ a b Streets, Thomas H. (1877). "Contributions to the Natural History of the Hawaiian and Fanning Islands and Lower California". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, Issue 7. Washington, DC: The Smithsonian Institution. p. 30.
- ^ Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1896). Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum: Gaviæ and Tubinares. London, UK: British Museum of Natural History. p. 405.
External links[]
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Pterodroma
- Birds of Tonga
- Fauna of Kiribati
- Birds of the Pitcairn Islands
- Birds of the Marquesas Islands
- Birds of the Tuamotus
- Birds described in 1789
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin