Gould's petrel
| Gould's petrel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Procellariidae |
| Genus: | Pterodroma |
| Species: | P. leucoptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterodroma leucoptera (Gould, 1844) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Procellaria leucoptera Gould, 1844 Rhantistes velox Bonaparte, 1856 (nomen novum) Cookilaria cookii byroni Mathews, 1916 Pterodroma cookii masafuerae Lönnberg, 1920 | |
Gould's petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera) is a species of seabird in the family Procellariidae. The common name commemorates the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould (1804–1881).