Pterodroma arminjoniana

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

Named for the captain, Arminjon, of the Italian ship Magenta, which took the first specimen in its circumnavigation of the glove in 1865.

Proper noun

Pterodroma arminjoniana f

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Trindade petrel.

See also

References
  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
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