Species Pterodroma (Cookilaria) leucoptera (Gould, 1844)
Gould's Petrel, White-winged Fulmar, White-winged Petrel
- Procellaria leucoptera Gould, J. 1844. On the family Procellaridae, with descriptions of ten new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 13(LXXXV): 360-368 [364].
Type data:
Holotype ANSP ANSP 5088 Skin, Port Stephens, New South Wales [32 40'S, 152 14'E].
Syntype(s) ANSP ANSP 5087 Skin, Port Stephens, New South Wales [32 40'S, 152 14'E]; BMNH 1881.5.18.124 Skin, Cabbage Tree Island, Port Stephens, New South Wales [32 40'S, 152 14'E]. - Rhantistes velox Bonaparte, C.L.J.L. 1856. Mémoires et communications. Comptes Rendus (Hebdomadaires) des Séances de l'Academie des Sciences. Série D. Sciences Naturelles xliii: 593-602 [768] (New name for P. leucoptera; not Procellaria velox Kuhl).
Type data:
Status unknown, Unknown (Ex Solander Ms, Nomen nudum; new name for P. leucoptera Gould), Cabbage Tree Island, Port Stephens, New South Wales [32 40'S, 152 14'E]. - Cookilaria cookii byroni Mathews, G.M. 1916. [Untitled] Mr. Gregory Mathews exhibited and described a new subspecies of petrel. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 36: 48 [48].
Type data:
Lectotype AMNH AMNH 528351 Skin (Lectotype designated by Hartert (1931). Mathews (1927) recorded the type locality (given as Byron Bay) as an error), Port Stephens, New South Wales.Subsequent designation references:
Mathews, G.M. 1927. Systema Avium Australasianarum. A systematic list of the birds of the Australasian region. London : British Ornithologists' Union Pt 1 iv 426 pp. [122]; Hartert, E. 1931. Types of birds in the Tring Museum. Novitates Zoologicae 36: 184-190 [188]. - Pterodroma leucoptera caledonica Naurois, R. 1978. Ornithologie. – Procellariidae reproducteurs en Nouvelle-Calédonie pendant l'été austral. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences. Paris 287: 269-271.
Type data:
Status unknown, MNHP Skin (The type specimen/s were destined to be lodged in the MNHP). - Pterodroma leucoptera caledonica Imber, M.J. & Jenkins, J.A. 1981. The New Caledonian petrel. Notornis 28: 149–160 [153].
Type data:
Lectotype AMNH AMNH 824271 Skin, “Noumeá Enterprises” Camp, Kalouehola River, 550m below Mt Dzumac, New Caledonia.
Paralectotype(s) NMNZ NMNZ OR.11377 Skin, Otaki Beach, New Zealand; NMNZ NMNZ OR.11378 Skin, Tasman Sea [43°28'S 163°55'E]; NMNZ NMNZ OR.17366 Skin, Titahi Bay, New Zealand; AWMM LB 6466 Skin, Muriwai Beach, Auckland, New Zealand; AWMM LB 6467 Skin, Muriwai Beach, Auckland, New Zealand; AWMM LB 6468 Skin, Muriwai Beach, Auckland, New Zealand; AWMM LB 6469 Skin, Muriwai Beach, Auckland, New Zealand; AWMM LB 6470 Skin, near Pitcairn Island, South Pacific Ocean; AWMM LB 2165 Alcohol, Muriwai Beach, Auckland, New Zealand
Comment: Another specimen from Port Waikato, New Zealand not preserved.Type locality references:
Palma, R.L. & Tennyson A.J.D. 2005. Designation of a lectotype and clarification of authorship and date of publication for the New Caledonian petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera caledonica). Notornis 52(4): 247-248; Tennyson, A.J.D. & Bartle, J.A. 2008. Catalogue of type specimens of birds in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Tuhinga, Te Papa Museum of New Zealand 19: 185–207 [193].
Generic Combinations
- Pterodroma leucoptera (Gould, 1844). —
Bull, P.C. 1942. The Occurrence of Pterodroma leucoptera in New Zealand. Emu 42(3): 145-152 (changed combination cited)
Introduction
While split into two subspecies based on the work of Naurois (1978) and Imber & Jenkins (1981), a demonstrated lack of valid diagnostic characters between the two subspecies led Portelli (2016) to conclude that the species is monotypic. This conclusion was supported by Iglesias-Vasquez et al. (2017) who did not find strong genetic differences between the two subspecies.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Throughout Coral Sea and Tasman Sea beyond continental shelf, from off Gladstone, QLD, south around TAS, to south of Ceduna, SA, also Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island; tropical, temperate, SW Pacific (New Caledonia)
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Norfolk Island Province (21), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
General References
Iglesias-Vasquez, A., Gangloff, B., Ruault, S. et al. 2017. Population expansion, current and past gene flow in Gould’s petrel: implications for conservation. Conservation Genetics 18: 105-115
Portelli, D.J. 2016. Plumage variation in Gould’s petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera): an evaluation of the taxonomic validity of P. l. caledonica (Imber & Jenkins 1981). Notornis 63: 130-141
Common Name References
Anonymous 1969. An Index of Australian Bird Names. Division of WIldlife Research Technical Paper. Canberra : CSIRO Vol. No. 20 pp. 93. [7] (White-winged Fulmar, White-winged Petrel)
Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 288 pp. [19] (Gould's Petrel)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 13-Mar-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Nov-2020 | PROCELLARIIFORMES | 27-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr Wayne Longmore |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |