Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Bonin Petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca) - HBW 1, p. 247
French: Pétrel des Bonin
German: Boninsturmvogel
Spanish: Petrel de las Bonin
Other common names: Stout-billed Petrel
Taxonomy: Oestrelata hypoleuca Salvin, 1888, north Pacific Ocean.
Usually forms part of assemblage referred to as subgenus Cookilaria. May form superspecies with P. longirostris, P. leucoptera and P. pycrofti. Has been considered conspecific with P. nigripennis or P. axillaris. Monotypic.
Distribution: Bonin and Volcano Is; W Hawaiian Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird showing its ventral parts, during flight Locality Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Japan (Monotypic species)
Peter Fraser 21 April 2007 5 years ago 13 sec 3 -
An individual soaring in the sea, with bad weather conditions Locality Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Japan (Monotypic species)
Peter Fraser 21 April 2007 5 years ago 12 sec 2.8 -
A bird in flight, in a cloudy day Locality Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Japan (Monotypic species)
Peter Fraser 21 April 2007 5 years ago 12 sec 2.3
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Bird in flight
Locality Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Japan (Monotypic species)
Alan Tate 1 April 2007 3 years ago 3
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