Ardenna pacifica Gmelin 1789 (wedge-tailed shearwater)

Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae

Alternative combinations: Procellaria pacifica, Puffinus pacificus

Belongs to Ardenna according to S. Rigal et al. 2018

See also Clements et al. 2017, Mourer-Chauviré et al. 1999, Olson and James 1982, Steadman 1994, Steadman et al. 1990, Steadman and Pahlavan 1992, Worthy and Burley 2019 and Worthy et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Ardenna buchananbrowni, Ardenna bulleri, Ardenna carneipes, Ardenna davealleni, Ardenna gilmorei, Ardenna gravis, Ardenna grisea, Ardenna tenuirostris

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of American Samoa (1 collection), French Polynesia (9), Mauritius (1), Pitcairn (2), Reunion (6), Solomon Islands (2), Tonga (5), United States (2: Hawaii), Vanuatu (1)

Total: 29 collections including 30 occurrences

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