Species profile—Ardenna pacifica (wedge-tailed shearwater)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Procellariidae (Petrels and Shearwaters) → Ardenna pacifica (wedge-tailed shearwater)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Procellariidae (Petrels and Shearwaters)
- Scientific name
- Ardenna pacifica (Gmelin, 1789)
- Common name
- wedge-tailed shearwater
- Type reference
- Gmelin, G.F. (1789). Systema Naturae, & c. Linneai, Caroli. Edito decima tertia, aucta reformata, cura J. F. Gmelin.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1188
- Synonym(s)
- Puffinus pacificus
- Alternate name(s)
- little muttonbird
wedge-tailed muttonbird - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Vulnerable
- Back on Track (BoT) status
- Low
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine & Terrestrial
Other resources
Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living Australia
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1188
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
