Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana) - HBW 1, p. 242
French: Pétrel de la Trinité du Sud
German: Trinidadsturmvogel
Spanish: Petrel de la Trinidade
Other common names: Trinidade Petrel (arminjoniana)
Taxonomy: Aestrelata Arminjoniana Giglioli and Salvadori, 1869, near South Trinidad (= Trinidade) Island.
Race heraldica sometimes considered separate species; at other extreme, validity of subspecific division has been questioned; birds of Easter I sometimes placed in separate race paschae. Two subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- arminjoniana (Giglioli & Salvadori, 1869) - S Atlantic, at Trinidade and Martin Vaz Is; Indian Ocean, at Round I (Mauritius).
- heraldica (Salvin, 1888) - Raine I (NE Australia) and tropical Pacific E to Easter I.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An intermediate morph bird soaring Locality Ducie Island, Pitcairn Islands (ssp heraldica)
Peter Fraser 15 October 2010 2 years ago 17 sec 3.4
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Dark morph bird dorsal view
Locality Maryland, USA (United States) (ssp arminjoniana)
Paul A Guris 25 August 2012 41 weeks ago 4 -
Dark morph showing small white marks on face and throat
Locality Maryland, USA (United States) (ssp arminjoniana)
Paul A Guris 25 August 2012 41 weeks ago 4 -
Dark morph bird ventral view and "lightening its load" a bit
Locality Maryland, USA (United States) (ssp arminjoniana)
Paul A Guris 25 August 2012 41 weeks ago 4
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