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A scientific name for fulmar prions nesting at Auckland and Heard Islands

A scientific name for fulmar prions nesting at Auckland and Heard Islands
Title | A scientific name for fulmar prions nesting at Auckland and Heard Islands |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2005 |
Authors | Tennyson, AJD, Bartle, (S)JA |
Journal | Notornis |
Volume | 52 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | 43-51 |
Type of Article | paper |
Keywords | Auckland Islands, fulmar prion, Heard Island, Kerguelen Island, new subspecies, Pachyptila crassirostris, Pachyptila turtur, taxonomy |
Abstract | We describe and name a new subspecies of fulmar prion as Pachyptila crassirostris fl emingi. This little-known seabird has less than 1,000 pairs breeding at the Auckland Islands and 1,000-10,000 pairs breeding on Heard Island. It is probably largely sedentary around these islands in winter, with possible stragglers reaching mainland New Zealand and Tasmania. |
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