Species Pterodroma (Pterodroma) gouldi Hutton, 1869
Grey-faced Petrel
- Aestrelata gouldi Hutton, F.W. 1869. [Untitled] letter to editor. Ibis 2 5(351-353) [351].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (Described by Hutton (1869) based on a specimen in Auckland Museum), off Tasmania.
Generic Combinations
- Pterodroma (Pterodroma) gouldi (Hutton, 1869). —
Onley, D. & Scofield, P. 2007. Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World. London : Christopher Helm pp. 240. [183] (changed combination cited)
Introduction
Widely treated as a subspecies of P. (Pterodroma) macroptera but reinstated as valid species following work by Wood et al. (2017).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Breeds in NZ, occurs off eastern Australia west to SA, usually over outer continental shelf,
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Norfolk Island Province (21), Macquarie Island Province (24), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), 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), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
General References
Wood, J.R., Lawrence, H.A., Scofield, R.P., Taylor, G.A., Lyver, P.O'B. & Gleeson, D.M. 2017. Morphological, behavioural, and genetic evidence supports reinstatement of full species status for the grey-faced petrel, Pterodroma macroptera gouldi (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 179: 201-216
Common Name References
Onley, D. & Scofield, P. 2007. Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World. London : Christopher Helm pp. 240. [183] (Grey-faced Petrel)
Wood, J.R., Lawrence, H.A., Scofield, R.P., Taylor, G.A., Lyver, P.O'B. & Gleeson, D.M. 2017. Morphological, behavioural, and genetic evidence supports reinstatement of full species status for the grey-faced petrel, Pterodroma macroptera gouldi (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 179: 201-216 (Grey-faced Petrel)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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28-Sep-2022 | PROCELLARIIFORMES | 04-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
AVES | 12-Mar-2020 | ADDED |