Gould's Petrel

Gould's Petrel

Taxobox
name = Gould's Petrel


status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Procellariiformes
familia = Procellariidae
genus = "Pterodroma"
species = "P. leucoptera"
binomial = "Pterodroma leucoptera"
binomial_authority = (Gould, 1844)
synonyms =

Gould's Petrel ("Pterodroma leucoptera") is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family. It is a small petrel, 30 cm long with a wingspan of about 70 cm. It is largely grey above and white below with a blackish crown and hindneck and a black M-shaped band across the wings and rump.

The subspecies "P. l. leucoptera" breeds on Cabbage Tree Island in New South Wales, Australia while "P. l. caledonicus" breeds in New Caledonia and possibly in Vanuatu and on Raivavae in French Polynesia. The Collared Petrel ("P. brevipes") is sometimes regarded as a third subspecies but is often split as a separate species.

In New Caledonia it nests in burrows on steep mountainsides. On Cabbage Tree Island it nests among rocks or among the roots and fallen fronds of cabbage tree palms. Outside the breeding season, it disperses into the open seas of the subtropical and tropical Pacific, occurring as far east as the Galapagos Islands.

It is threatened by introduced predators such as rats, cats and pigs. On Cabbage Tree island, grazing by rabbits has altered the vegetation, making the birds more vulnerable to predation.

References

* BirdLife International 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/40271/all Pterodroma leucoptera] . [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=3887&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet.]


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