Henderson Petrel

Henderson Petrel

Taxobox
name = Henderson Petrel


status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Procellariiformes
familia = Procellariidae
genus = "Pterodroma"
species = "P. atrata"
binomial = "Pterodroma atrata"
binomial_authority = Mathews, 1912
synonyms = The Henderson Petrel ("Pterodroma atrata") is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family.It is found in the Pitcairn Islands, primarily Henderson. It is closely related to "P. arminjoniana" and "P. heraldica".Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and open seas.

During Captain Cook's voyages in the eighteenth century, Daniel Solander wrote in his manuscript of the procuring of a petrel which he named "Procellaria atrata". It was not until 1912, when Gregory Mathews ("Birds of Australia", volume 2) published Solander's account, and created this name (later amended as "Pterodroma atr"ata for systematic purposes). However, Mathews did not actually designate a new type, as what Solander had described was considered to be merely hypothetical.

References

* BirdLife International 2006. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/40465/all Pterodroma atrata] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=30028&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet.]


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