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The '''Tahiti petrel''' (''Pseudobulweria rostrata'') is a species of [[seabird]] in the [[Procellariidae]] family. It is found in [[American Samoa]], [[Australia]], [[Fiji]], [[French Polynesia]], [[Mexico]], [[New Caledonia]], [[New Zealand]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tonga]], [[Vanuatu]], and possibly the [[Cook Islands]]. It is a pelagic bird of the open seas, but nests in subtropical or tropical moist lowland [[forest]]s, subtropical or tropical moist [[montane forest]]s, subtropical or tropical moist [[shrubland]], subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. |
The '''Tahiti petrel''' (''Pseudobulweria rostrata'') is a species of [[seabird]] in the [[Procellariidae]] family. It is found in [[American Samoa]], [[Australia]], [[Fiji]], [[French Polynesia]], [[Mexico]], [[New Caledonia]], [[New Zealand]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tonga]], [[Vanuatu]], and possibly the [[Cook Islands]]. It is a pelagic bird of the open seas, but nests in subtropical or tropical moist lowland [[forest]]s, subtropical or tropical moist [[montane forest]]s, subtropical or tropical moist [[shrubland]], subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. |
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There are two listed [[subspecies]] of the Tahiti petrel: |
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*''P. r. rostrata'', <small>([[Titian Peale|Peale]], 1848)</small>: breeds in the [[Marquesas]] and the [[Society Islands]]. |
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*''P. r. trouessarti'', <small>(Brasil, 1917)</small>: breeds in [[New Caledonia]]. |
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[[Image:Tahitipetrel.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Tahiti petrel photographed off the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] of south east Queensland, Australia]] |
[[Image:Tahitipetrel.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Tahiti petrel photographed off the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] of south east Queensland, Australia]] |
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The Tahiti petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata) is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family. It is found in American Samoa, Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Mexico, New Caledonia, New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and possibly the Cook Islands. It is a pelagic bird of the open seas, but nests in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
Subspecies
There are two listed subspecies of the Tahiti petrel:
- P. r. rostrata, (Peale, 1848): breeds in the Marquesas and the Society Islands.
- P. r. trouessarti, (Brasil, 1917): breeds in New Caledonia.
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