Bulweria is a genus of seabirds in the family Procellariidae named after English naturalist James Bulwer. The genus has two extant species, Bulwer's petrel and Jouanin's petrel. A third species, the Olson's petrel, became extinct in the early 16th century; it is known only from skeletal remains. Bulwer's petrel ranges in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, whereas Joaunin's petrel is confined to the northwestern Indian Ocean. Olson's petrel is known from the Atlantic.
Bulweria petrels have long been considered related to the gadfly petrels in the genus Pterodroma, but recent mtDNA cytochrome b sequence analysis has proven them to be closely related to the shearwaters in the genus Puffinus and especially the Procellaria petrels.[1]
^Bretagnolle, Vincent; Attié, Carole & Pasquet, Eric (1998). "Cytochrome-B evidence for validity and phylogenetic relationships of Pseudobulweria and Bulweria (Procellariidae)" (PDF). Auk. 115 (1): 188–195. doi:10.2307/4089123. JSTOR 4089123.
Bulweria is a genus of seabirds in the family Procellariidae named after English naturalist James Bulwer. The genus has two extant species, Bulwer's petrel...
on fish and molluscs which are fairly close to the prions: Procellaria Bulweria Shearwaters: There are numerous species in several genera with a medium...
taxonomic class that may or may not include the genera Procellaria and Bulweria. This list includes them both. Some experts, most notably James Clements...
Recent genomic studies show that Shearwaters form a clade with Procellaria, Bulweria and Pseudobulweria. This arrangement contrasts with earlier conceptions...
grebe (Tachybaptus rufolavatus) Family Procellariidae Olson's petrel (Bulweria bifax) Saint Helena petrel (Pterodroma rupinarum) Family Nestoridae Norfolk...
1989) Petrels, storm petrels, shearwaters and albatrosses Olson's petrel, Bulweria bifax (St. Helena, South Atlantic, early 16th century) Saint Helena petrel...
(in Pelorus Sound) Bulwer, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Bulwer's petrel (Bulweria bulwerii), named after James Bulwer Bulwer's pheasant (Lophura bulweri)...
Cadée, GC (1990). "Barau's petrel Pterodroma baraui, Jouanin's petrel Bulweria fallax and other seabirds in the northern Indian Ocean in June–July 1984...
Fulmar prion Pachyptila crassirostris P P P P B B B P P B Bulwer's petrel Bulweria bulwerii V Tahiti petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata V Grey petrel Procellaria...
flightless.) The extinct seabirds of Saint Helena include the Saint Helena bulweria, the Saint Helena petrel, and the Saint Helena shearwater. No extant species...
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