Species Hydrobates matsudairae (Kuroda, 1922)
Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel, Sooty Storm-Petrel
- Oceanodroma melania matsudairae Kuroda, N. 1922. Remarks on the Japanese Petrels of the Genus Oceanodroma. Ibis 11 4(2): 309-314 [311].
Type data:
Lectotype ♂ adult (destroyed during Allied bombing, WWII), Sagami Bay, Hondo (Honshu).
Paralectotype(s) all adult ♂♂ (destroyed during Allied bombing during WWII), data as for lectotype.Type locality references:
Morioka, H., Dickinson, E.C., Hiraoka, T., Allen, D. & Yamasaki, T. 2005. Types of Japanese Birds. National Science Museum Monographs No. 28: 154 pp. [84] (for data on types).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Breeds off SE Japan, irregular, non-breeding visitor to NW Australian waters, especially Ashmore Reef
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
General References
Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 288 pp. [83] (choose to recognise species in Hydrobates rather than in Oceanodroma)
Common Name References
Anonymous 1969. An Index of Australian Bird Names. Division of WIldlife Research Technical Paper. Canberra : CSIRO Vol. No. 20 pp. 93. [9] (Sooty Storm-Petrel)
Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 1994. The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories. Monograph 2. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union iv 112 pp. (Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel)
Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 288 pp. [17] (Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2022 | PROCELLARIIFORMES | 01-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Nov-2020 | PROCELLARIIFORMES | 07-Oct-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Wayne Longmore |
| 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED |