List of gadfly petrels

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This is a list of the birds that belong to the group gadfly petrels. They are all from the genus Pterodroma and belong to the family Procellariidae.

Pterodroma macroptera, great-winged petrel, breeds and ranges on islands of the southern oceans Pterodroma gouldi, grey-faced petrel, breeds on islands off the coast of the North Island, New Zealand, and off the coast of southwestern Australia Pterodroma neglecta, Kermadec petrel, breeds on islands of the south Pacific from New Zealand to Easter Island, Juan Fernández Islands, San Ambrosio, and San Félix Pterodroma neglecta neglecta breeds on south Pacific islands from New Zealand to Easter Island Pterodroma neglecta juana breeds on Juan Fernández Islands, San Ambrosio, and San Félix Pterodroma magentae, magenta petrel, breeds on Chatham Islands Pterodroma arminjoniana, herald petrel breeds on Raine Island, Tonga, French Polynesia to Easter Island, Trindade Island and Martín Vaz Pterodroma arminjoniana arminjoniana breeds on Trindade Island and Martín Vaz Pterodroma arminjoniana heraldica breeds on Raine Island, Tonga, and French Polynesia to Easter Island Pterodroma ultima, Murphy's petrel breeds on Tuamotu Archipelago, Austral Islands and Pitcairn Island Pterodroma solandri, providence petrel breeds on Lord Howe Island and Philip Island; ranges to northwestern Pacific Ocean Pterodroma atrata, Henderson petrel breeds on Henderson Island Pterodroma madeira, Zino's petrel breeds on Madeira Island; ranges to east Atlantic Ocean Pterodroma feae, Fea's petrel breeds on the Cape Verde Islands and Desertas Islands; ranges to the eastern Atlantic Ocean Pterodroma mollis, soft-plumaged petrel breeds on Gough Island, Antipodes Island, Tristan da Cunha, Marion Island, Crozet Islands, Kerguelan Islands, and Amsterdam Island Pterodroma mollis mollis breeds on Gough Island, Antipodes Island, and Tristan da Cunha Pterodroma mollis dubia breeds on Marion Island, Crozet Islands, Kerguelan Islands, and Amsterdam Island Pterodroma baraui, Barau's petrel breeds on Réunion Island and Rodrigues Island Pterodroma lessonii, white-headed petrel breeds on islands in the south Indian Ocean and south Pacific Ocean Pterodroma inexpectata, mottled petrel breeds on Stewart Island, Snares Islands, and southwestern South Island Pterodroma cahow, Bermuda petrel breeds on Nonsuch Island; ranges along the Gulf Stream Pterodroma hasitata, black-capped petrel breeds on Cuba, Hispaniola, Guadeloupe, and Dominica; ranges to the west Atlantic Pterodroma hasitata hasitata breeds on Cuba, Hispaniola, Guadeloupe, and Dominica; ranges to the west Atlantic Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea extinct Pterodroma externa, Juan Fernandez petrel breeds on Alejandro Selkirk Island Pterodroma incerta, Atlantic petrel breeds on Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island; ranges south Atlantic Pterodroma phaeopygia, Galapagos petrel breeds on the Galápagos Islands; ranges from Clipperton Island to northern Peru Pterodroma sandwichensis, Hawaiian petrel breeds on the Hawaiian Islands; ranges to Polynesia Pterodroma cervicalis, white-necked petrel breeds on the Kermadec Islands; ranges to south Pacific Pterodroma hypoleuca, Bonin petrel breeds on the Volcano Islands, Bonin Islands, and the western Hawaiian Islands; ranges to Polynesia Pterodroma nigripennis, black-winged petrel breeds in the southwest Pacific; ranges to south central Pacific Pterodroma axillaris, Chatham petrel breeds on Rangitira Island and adjacent islands Pterodroma cookii, Cook's petrel breeds on the islands of the coast of New Zealand; ranges to eastern and northern Pacific Pterodroma defilippiana, Masatierra petrel breeds on Juan Fernández Islands, San Ambrosio, and San Félix Pterodroma leucoptera, Gould's petrel breeds on the Cook Islands, Fiji, and Cabbage Tree Island off of eastern Australia Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera breeds on Cabbage Tree Island off of eastern Australia; ranges to the south Pacific Pterodroma leucoptera caledonica breeds on New Caledonia Pterodroma leucoptera brevipes breeds on the Cook Islands and Fiji Pterodroma longirostris, Stejneger's petrel breeds on Alejandro Selkirk Island; ranges to eastern and northern Pacific Pterodroma pycrofti, Pycroft's petrel breeds on the small islands off the coast of New Zealand; ranges to north Pacific Pterodroma alba, Phoenix petrel breeds from French Polynesia to Kermadec Islands; ranges to the south Pacific Pterodroma occulta, Vanuatu petrel possible breeds on Banks Islands

Footnotes

References Clements, James (2007). The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World (6th ed.). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-4501-9.

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This is a list of the birds that belong to the group gadfly petrels. They are all from the genus Pterodroma and belong to the family Procellariidae.

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