Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Dark-rumped Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) - HBW 1, p. 243
French: Pétrel des Hawaii
German: Hawaiisturmvogel
Spanish: Petrel Hawaiano
Other common names: Hawaiian Petrel; Galapagos Petrel (phaeopygia); Uau (sandwichensis)
Taxonomy: Oestrelata phaeopygia Salvin, 1876, Chatham Island, Galapagos.
Has been included in P. hasitata. Subspecies doubtfully distinguishable. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- phaeopygia (Salvin, 1876) - Galapagos Is.
- sandwichensis (Ridgway, 1884) - Hawaiian Is.
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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A bird flying over the water Locality Galapagos Islands (ssp phaeopygia)
Peter Fraser 30 September 2005 6 years ago 18 sec 4.4
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A bird flying low over the water.
Locality Galapagos Islands (ssp phaeopygia)
Nick Athanas 26 November 2008 2 years ago 4
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