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Tahiti petrel

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Tahiti petrel
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P. rostrata
Binomial name
Pseudobulweria rostrata
(Peale, 1848)

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, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and possibly the Cook Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, open seas, and rocky shores.

Tahiti Petrel photographed off Gold Coast, SE Queensland, Australia

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