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Species profile—Pterodroma magentae (Magenta petrel)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Procellariidae (Petrels and Shearwaters) → Pterodroma magentae (Magenta petrel)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Procellariidae (Petrels and Shearwaters)
Scientific name
Pterodroma magentae (Giglioli & Salvadori, 1869)
Common name
Magenta petrel
Type reference
Giglioli, H.H. & Salvadori, T. (1869). On some new Procelariidae collected on a voyage round the World in 1865-1868 by H.I.M.'s 'Magenta'. Ibis 5, 61-68.
WildNet taxon ID
41355
Alternate name(s)
Chatham Island taiko
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=41355.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024