Pterodroma zinorum

Pterodroma zinorum
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Pterodroma
Species:
†P. zinorum
Binomial name
†Pterodroma zinorum
Rando et. al., 2024

Pterodroma zinorum is an extinct species of Pterodroma that inhabited the Azores Archipelago during the Quaternary period. Radiocarbon dating indicates it survived until at least the 12th century and potentially up to the 17th century, which would mean it overlapped with early Portuguese colonisation of the archipelago.[1]

References

  1. ^ Rando, Juan C; Pieper, Harald; Pereira, Fernando; Torres-Roig, Enric; Alcover, Josep Antoni (25 October 2024). "Petrel extinction in Macaronesia (North-East Atlantic Ocean): the case of the genus Pterodroma (Aves: Procellariiformes: Procellariidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 202 (2). doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae123. ISSN 0024-4082. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via Oxford Academic.
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