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Species profile—Pterodroma lessonii (white-headed petrel)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Procellariidae (Petrels and Shearwaters) → Pterodroma lessonii (white-headed petrel)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Procellariidae (Petrels and Shearwaters)
Scientific name
Pterodroma lessonii (Garnot, 1826)
Common name
white-headed petrel
WildNet taxon ID
1214
Alternate name(s)
white-headed fulmar
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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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=1214.

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
8 March 2022