Pterodroma nigripennis Rothschild 1893 (black-winged petrel)

Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae

Alternative combination: Oestrelata nigripennis

Belongs to Pterodroma according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Pterodroma alba, Pterodroma arminjoniana, Pterodroma axillaris, Pterodroma baraui, Pterodroma brevipes, Pterodroma cahow, Pterodroma cookii, Pterodroma hasitata, Pterodroma heraldica, Pterodroma hypoleuca, Pterodroma imberi, Pterodroma incerta, Pterodroma inexpectata, Pterodroma jugabilis, Pterodroma kurodai, Pterodroma lessonii, Pterodroma leucoptera, Pterodroma macroptera, Pterodroma magentae, Pterodroma mollis, Pterodroma neglecta, Pterodroma phaeopygia, Pterodroma pycrofti, Pterodroma rupinarum

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Cook Islands (4 collections), French Polynesia (5), New Zealand (1), Pitcairn (5)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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