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Mascarene Petrel
Pseudobulweria aterrima (Bonaparte, 1857)
Procellariidae — Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
Mascarene Petrel, Pseudobulweria aterrima, is a petrel in the family Procellariidae and the order Procellariiformes. It breeds in the Indian Ocean on montane Réunion in the western Mascarenes, and formerly also on Rodrigues. Outside the breeding season it occurs to the Seychelles, the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Timor Sea north of western Australia.
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Family
- Procellariidae — Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
- Breeding range
- Indian Ocean: montane Réunion (w Mascarenes; formerly also Rodrigues)
- Nonbreeding range
- to Seychelles, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Timor Sea (n of w Australia)
