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- Henderson_petrel abstract "The Henderson petrel (Pterodroma atrata) is a ground-nesting species of seabird in the Procellariidae family. Adults measure on average 37 cm. It has a uniform grey-brown plumage. It is classified among the Gadfly petrels.It is found in the Pitcairn Islands, and possibly in French Polynesia, though confusion over the taxon makes reports of this species in the Marquesas, Tuamotus, Australs and Gambiers uncertain. Breeding colonies formerly existed on Ducie Island, but were wiped out by invasive rats by 1922. It is now believed to nest uniquely on Henderson island, which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1988. The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies it as closely related to Pterodroma arminjoniana and Pterodroma heraldica. Its natural habitat is the moist subtropical scrub found on that island. The endangered habitat of this species was identified in 2007 as requiring urgent action to restore it.During Captain Cook's first voyage, Daniel Solander recorded in his manuscript on 21 March 1769 his observations on a new petrel, on which he named Procellaria atrata. Solander's account only became known when Gregory Mathews published it in 1912. Mathews renamed it Pterodroma atrata, since dark-plumage birds of this species were considered to be dark-morphed herald petrels. It was only as late as 1996 that evidence was provided that these birds were specifically distinct from pale-morph herald petrels.Millions of pairs of Henderson petrel used to breed on the island several centuries ago. Brooke calculated breeding pairs to be around 16,000 in 1991/2. Contemporary colony numbers are estimated to be in the 40,000 range. The Pacific rat (rattus exulans), introduced by local Polynesian traders, has almost wiped out the existing colony, devouring 25,000 petrel chicks per annum. To save the species from imminent extinction, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, in a last-ditch £1.5 million project, has mounted an attempt to achieve a massive rodent cull to exterminate the predator population on the island. This attempt to re-establish a rat-free habitat will take place in August, 2011.".
- Henderson_petrel binomialAuthority Gregory_Mathews.
- Henderson_petrel class Bird.
- Henderson_petrel conservationStatus "EN".
- Henderson_petrel conservationStatusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- Henderson_petrel family Procellariidae.
- Henderson_petrel genus Gadfly_petrel.
- Henderson_petrel kingdom Animal.
- Henderson_petrel order Procellariiformes.
- Henderson_petrel phylum Chordate.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageExternalLink species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=30028&m=0.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageID "12424201".
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageLength "4095".
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageOutDegree "31".
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageRevisionID "675477542".
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Animal.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Animalia.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Austral_Islands.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Aves.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Bird.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Captain_Cook.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Category:Animals_described_in_1912.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fauna_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Category:Pterodroma.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Chordata.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Chordate.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Daniel_Solander.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Ducie_Island.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink First_voyage_of_James_Cook.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink French_Polynesia.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Gadfly_petrel.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Gambier_Islands.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Gregory_Mathews.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Henderson_Island_(Pitcairn_Islands).
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Herald_petrel.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink James_Cook.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Marquesas.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Marquesas_Islands.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Pitcairn_Islands.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Polynesian_rat.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Procellariidae.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Procellariiformes.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Pterodroma.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Society_for_the_Protection_of_Birds.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Seabird.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Taxon.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink Tuamotus.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLink World_Heritage_Site.
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageWikiLinkText "Henderson petrel".
- Henderson_petrel binomial "Pterodroma atrata".
- Henderson_petrel binomialAuthority "Mathews, 1912".
- Henderson_petrel classis Aves.
- Henderson_petrel classis Bird.
- Henderson_petrel familia Procellariidae.
- Henderson_petrel genus "Pterodroma".
- Henderson_petrel hasPhotoCollection Henderson_petrel.
- Henderson_petrel ordo Procellariiformes.
- Henderson_petrel phylum Chordata.
- Henderson_petrel phylum Chordate.
- Henderson_petrel regnum Animal.
- Henderson_petrel regnum Animalia.
- Henderson_petrel species "P. atrata".
- Henderson_petrel status "EN".
- Henderson_petrel statusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- Henderson_petrel wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Taxobox.
- Henderson_petrel subject Category:Animals_described_in_1912.
- Henderson_petrel subject Category:Fauna_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands.
- Henderson_petrel subject Category:Pterodroma.
- Henderson_petrel hypernym Species.
- Henderson_petrel type Animal.
- Henderson_petrel type Bird.
- Henderson_petrel type Eukaryote.
- Henderson_petrel type Species.
- Henderson_petrel type Thing.
- Henderson_petrel type Q19088.
- Henderson_petrel type Q729.
- Henderson_petrel comment "The Henderson petrel (Pterodroma atrata) is a ground-nesting species of seabird in the Procellariidae family. Adults measure on average 37 cm. It has a uniform grey-brown plumage. It is classified among the Gadfly petrels.It is found in the Pitcairn Islands, and possibly in French Polynesia, though confusion over the taxon makes reports of this species in the Marquesas, Tuamotus, Australs and Gambiers uncertain.".
- Henderson_petrel label "Henderson petrel".
- Henderson_petrel sameAs Pterodroma_atrata.
- Henderson_petrel sameAs Petrell_de_Henderson.
- Henderson_petrel sameAs Pterodroma_atrata.
- Henderson_petrel sameAs Hendersona_petrelo.
- Henderson_petrel sameAs Pterodroma_atrata.
- Henderson_petrel sameAs Pterodroma_atrata.
- Henderson_petrel sameAs مرغ_باران_هندرسون.
- Henderson_petrel sameAs Hendersoninviistäjä.
- Henderson_petrel sameAs Pétrel_de_Henderson.
- Henderson_petrel sameAs Hendersonska_burnica.
- Henderson_petrel sameAs Hendersons_Stormvogel.
- Henderson_petrel sameAs Pterodroma_atrata.
- Henderson_petrel sameAs m.02w4y4p.
- Henderson_petrel sameAs Hendersonpetrell.
- Henderson_petrel sameAs Pterodroma_atrata.
- Henderson_petrel sameAs Pterodroma_atrata.
- Henderson_petrel sameAs Q1260668.
- Henderson_petrel sameAs Q1260668.
- Henderson_petrel wasDerivedFrom Henderson_petrel?oldid=675477542.
- Henderson_petrel isPrimaryTopicOf Henderson_petrel.