Pseudobulweria is a genus of seabirds in the family Procellariidae. They have long been retained with the gadfly petrel genus Pterodroma despite morphological differences. Mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b sequence analysis has confirmed the split out of Pterodroma and places the genus closer to shearwaters. They thus represent either a plesiomorphic lineage still sharing some traits of the ancestral Procellariidae with the gadfly petrels, or convergent evolution of a shearwater to the ecological niche of gadfly petrels.[1]
They are a poorly known and highly endangered group: 3 of the 4 extant species are listed by the IUCN as critically endangered. The Tahiti petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata) is the most familiar and the best studied.
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Pseudobulweria is a genus of seabirds in the family Procellariidae. They have long been retained with the gadfly petrel genus Pterodroma despite morphological...
which is two rather distinct groups of larger and smaller species Pseudobulweria Kerguelen petrel Lugensa brevirostris The gadfly petrels: These are...
studies show that Shearwaters form a clade with Procellaria, Bulweria and Pseudobulweria. This arrangement contrasts with earlier conceptions based on mitochondrial...
The Tahiti petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata) is a medium-sized, dark brown and white seabird found across the Pacific Ocean. The species comprises two subspecies:...
The Mascarene petrel (Pseudobulweria aterrima) is a medium-sized, dark petrel. Also sometimes known as the Mascarene black petrel, this species was known...
The Fiji petrel (Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi), also known as MacGillivray's petrel, is a small, dark gadfly petrel. The Fiji petrel was originally known...
The Saint Helena petrel (Pseudobulweria rupinarum), also known as the Saint Helena gadfly petrel or large Saint Helena petrel, is an extinct species of...
since 1884/1885, confirmed with a photograph in 2008. Beck's petrel (Pseudobulweria beckii), not seen between 1929 and 2007. Berlepsch's parotia (Parotia...
experts, most notably James Clements, have not yet to recognize the genus Pseudobulweria. Calonectris diomedea, Cory's shearwater, breeds in the Azore Islands...
Pseudobulweria aterrima CR Saint Helena petrel, Pseudobulweria rupinarum EX Tahiti petrel, Pseudobulweria rostrata NT Beck's petrel, Pseudobulweria becki...
particular, it can appear similar to the extremely rare Fiji petrel (Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi), a gadfly petrel-like relative of the shearwaters. The...
(St. Helena, South Atlantic, early 16th century) Saint Helena petrel, Pseudobulweria rupinarum (St. Helena, South Atlantic, early 16th century) Imber's petrel...
hdl:2027/hvd.32044072250186. JSTOR 1360977. BirdLife International (2018). "Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22697935A132613365...
"Cytochrome-B evidence for validity and phylogenetic relationships of Pseudobulweria and Bulweria (Procellariidae)" (PDF). Auk. 115 (1): 188–195. doi:10...
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