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Murphy's Petrel

Pterodroma ultima

Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 183, February 159, March 165, April 205, May 199, June 146, July 125, August 128, September 162, October 165, November 213, December 164.
United States2,053
California2,014
Canada24
Hawaii24
British Columbia24
Oregon9
Washington6
Chile5
Región de Valparaíso5

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderTubenoses · Procellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels · Procellariidae
GenusGadfly Petrels · Pterodroma

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Murphy's Petrel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.