Cook's petrel

Cook's petrel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Pterodroma
Species:
P. cookii
Binomial name
Pterodroma cookii
(G.R. Gray, 1843)
Synonyms

Procellaria cookii G. R. Gray, 1843

Procellaria velox G. R. Gray, 1844 (nomen novum)

Pterodroma cookii orientalis Murphy, 1929

Cook's petrel (Pterodroma cookii), or the tītī or blue-footed petrel,[2] is a Procellariform seabird. It is a member of the gadfly petrels and part of the subgenus Cookilaria Bonaparte, 1856, which includes the very similar Stejneger's petrel.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Pterodroma cookii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22697975A132616449. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22697975A132616449.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Cook's petrel | New Zealand Birds Online".