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Pterodroma heraldica

Identification

35-39 cm (13¾-15¼ in) with a 88-102 cm wingspan
Polymorphic, with pale, dark and intermediate morphs

Distribution

Breeds on Raine Island in the Coral Sea; Chesterfield Island (Reefs) near New Caledonia; Tau Island in Samoa; the Marquesas Islands; and Gambier, Easter, and Henderson (Pitcairn) Islands in the South Pacific.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Trindade Petrel and Henderson Petrel under the name Herald Petrel, Pterodroma arminjoniana.

Habitat

Pelagic, nesting on cliff ledges, ridges or rocky slopes on oceanic islands, atolls.

Behaviour

Diet

Very little is known, but they are likely to eat squid, fish and crustaceans.

Breeding

Nesting happens on surface as opposed to in burrows, and visits to the nest takes place in the afternoon into evening rather than at night only

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
SACC proposal to split into two species which also contains behavior notes
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Aug 2018)

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Herald Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Herald_Petrel

External Links

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-;Pterodroma arminjoniana
+;[[:Category:Pterodroma|Pterodroma]] heraldica
 ==Identification==
+-39 cm (13¾-15¼ in) with a 88-102 cm wingspan<br />
-The Trinidade Petrel, Pterodroma arminjoniana, is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels. The bird is 35-39 cm in size, with a 88-102 cm wingspan.
+[[Dictionary_P-S#P|Polymorphic]], with pale, dark and intermediate morphs
-The petrel has 2 color morphs, a dark phase and a light phase, with intergrades between the two also occurring.
 ==Distribution==
+Breeds on Raine Island in the Coral Sea; Chesterfield Island (Reefs) near [[New Caledonia]]; Tau Island in [[Samoa]]; the [[Marquesas Islands]]; and Gambier, Easter, and Henderson (Pitcairn) Islands in the South Pacific.
-There are also 2 separate populations, one occurring in the south Pacific, sometimes seen in Hawaii; the other occurring in the south Atlantic, nesting off Brazil, with rare sightings in the Gulf Stream off the southeastern United States.
 ==Taxonomy==
-The little-known Pacific subspecies Pterodroma (arminjoniana) heraldica may be a distinct species (Herald Petrel).
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br />
+Formerly considered conspecific with [[Trindade Petrel]] and [[Henderson Petrel]] under the name Herald Petrel, ''Pterodroma arminjoniana''.
 ==Habitat==
-It uses oceanic islands, atolls, nesting on cliff ledges, ridges or rocky slopes. On some islands, nesting birds are threatened by feral cats and rats.
+Pelagic, nesting on cliff ledges, ridges or rocky slopes on oceanic islands, atolls.
 ==Behaviour==
+====Diet====
+Very little is known, but they are likely to eat squid, fish and crustaceans.
+====Breeding====
+Nesting happens on surface as opposed to in burrows, and visits to the nest takes place in the afternoon into evening rather than at night only
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V4.3}}#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop582.htm SACC proposal] to split into two species which also contains behavior notes
+#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Aug 2018)
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
+{{GSearch|Pterodroma+heraldica}}
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]]
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category: Pterodroma]] [[Category: Missing Images]]