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Species profile—Pterodroma heraldica (Herald petrel)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Procellariidae (Petrels and Shearwaters) → Pterodroma heraldica (Herald petrel)

Photo of Pterodroma heraldica (Herald petrel) - McDougall (Rockhampton), A.,2014
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Procellariidae (Petrels and Shearwaters)
Scientific name
Pterodroma heraldica Salvin, 1888
Common name
Herald petrel
Type reference
Salvin, O. (1888). Critical notes on the Procellariidae. Ibis 30(3), 351-360.
WildNet taxon ID
22453
Synonym(s)
Pterodroma arminjoniana heraldica
Pterodroma arminjoniana
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
CR
Conservation significant
Yes
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=22453.

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

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022