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Pterodroma ultima (Murphy's Petrel)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Murphy's petrel (Pterodroma ultima) is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels. The bird is 38–41 cm in size, with a 97 cm wingspan. Very little is known about this species of petrel. It occurs in the South Pacific, nesting on rocky islets and cliffs off tropical oceanic islands in the Austral, Tuamotu, and Pitcairn island groups. The bird has been recorded off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands and well off the Pacific Coast of the United States.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
31
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 6.74539
EDGE Score: 2.74024
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  360 grams
Breeding Habitat [2]  Oceanic islands, Pelagic
Wintering Geography [2]  Pacific Ocean
Wintering Habitat [2]  Pelagic
Diet [3]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Diet - Invertibrates [3]  100 %
Forages - Water Surface [3]  100 %
Clutch Size [4]  1
Global Population (2017 est.) [2]  270,000
Incubation [4]  50 days
Migration [5]  Intraoceanic
Wing Span [4]  37 inches (.93 m)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
California Coast Ranges Biosphere Reserve 153447 California, United States  
Farallon National Wildlife Refuge IV 352 California, United States
Point Reyes National Seashore II 27068 California, United States
Redwood National Park II 77867 California, United States

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Ducie Island Pitcairn Islands (to UK) A1, A4i, A4ii    
Oeno Island Pitcairn Islands (to UK) A1, A4i, A4ii    

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Polynesia-Micronesia Fiji, Micronesia, Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga, United States Yes

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External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Williams, GR 1960: The birds of the Pitcairn Islands, central South Pacific Ocean. Ibis 102: 58-70
♦ 2Partners in Flight Avian Conservation Assessment Database, version 2017. Accessed on January 2018.
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 5Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 6CephBase - Cephalopod (Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus) Database
♦ 7Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0