MacGillivray's prion
MacGillivray's prion (Pachyptila macgillivrayi) is a species of small petrels of the Southern Ocean. It is found on Roche Quille, off Saint Paul Island and on Gough Island in the Tristan da Cunha group, south-central Atlantic Ocean. It was formerly present on Amsterdam Island in the central South Indian Ocean.
| MacGillivray's prion | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Procellariidae |
| Genus: | Pachyptila |
| Species: | P. macgillivrayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachyptila macgillivrayi (Mathews, 1912) | |
MacGillivray's prion was formerly considered to be conspecific with Salvin's prion but is now considered to be a separate species based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis and a comparison of the bill morphologies that was published in 2022.[2][3]
References
- BirdLife International (2022). "Pachyptila macgillivrayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T104062579A198532259. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- Masello, J.F.; Ryan, P.G.; Shepherd, L.D.; Quillfeldt, P.; Cherel, Y.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Alderman, R.; Calderón, L.; Cole, T.L.; Cuthbert, R.J.; Dilley, B.J.; Massaro, M.; Miskelly, C.M.; Navarro, J.; Phillips, R.A.; Weimerskirch, H.; Moodley, Y. (2022). "Independent evolution of intermediate bill widths in a seabird clade". Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 297 (1): 183–198. doi:10.1007/s00438-021-01845-3.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2022). "Petrels, albatrosses". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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