[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Hydrobatidae | [latin] Oceanites gracilis | [authority] Elliot, 1859 | [UK] Elliots Storm-petrel | [FR] Oceanite d’Elliot | [DE] Elliot-Sturmschwalbe | [ES] Paino de Elliot | [NL] Sierlijk Stormvogeltje Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Storm-petrels are rather small and often dark colored tubenoses with a world wide distribution. All have fine black […]
Category: Procellariiformes
European Storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Hydrobatidae | [latin] Hydrobates pelagicus | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] European Storm-petrel | [FR] Oceanite tempete | [DE] Sturmschwalbe | [ES] Paino Europeo | [NL] Stormvogeltje Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Storm-petrels are rather small and often dark colored tubenoses with a world wide distribution. All have fine black bills with […]
Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Pachyptila turtur | [authority] Kuhl, 1820 | [UK] Fairy Prion | [FR] Prion colombe | [DE] Feen-Sturmvogel | [ES] Pato petrel Piquicorto | [NL] Duifprion Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Pachyptila turtur SO widespread Genus Prions are a race of abundant small petrels from the Antarctic and […]
Feas Petrel (Pterodroma feae)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Pterodroma feae | [authority] Salvadori, 1899 | [UK] Feas Petrel | [FR] Petrel gongon | [DE] Kapverden-Sturmvogel | [ES] Petrel Gon-gon | [NL] Kaapverdische Stormvogel Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Pterodroma feae AO Cape Verde Is; e Atlantic Ocean Genus Genus Pterodroma, Pseudobulweria and Aphrodroma are also […]
Fiji Petrel (Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi | [authority] Gray, 1860 | [UK] Fiji Petrel | [FR] Petrel des Fidji | [DE] Macgillivraysturmvogel | [ES] Petrel de las Fiji | [NL] Fiji Stormvogel Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Genus Pterodroma, Pseudobulweria and Aphrodroma are also knwon as the Gadfly Petrels. They vary in size […]
Chatham Albatross (Thalassarche eremita)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Diomedeidae | [latin] Thalassarche eremita | [authority] Murphy, 1930 | [UK] Chatham Albatross | [FR] Albatros des Chatham | [DE] Chatham Albatros | [ES] Albatros de Chatham | [NL] Chathamalbatros Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Thalassarche eremita PO Chatham Is, NZ Genus Albatrosses are the ‘largest’ birds in terms of […]
Chatham Petrel (Pterodroma axillaris)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Pterodroma axillaris | [authority] Salvin, 1893 | [UK] Chatham Petrel | [FR] Petrel des Chatham | [DE] Chatham-Sturmvogel | [ES] Petrel de las Chatman | [NL] Chathamstormvogel Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Pterodroma axillaris PO sw Genus Genus Pterodroma, Pseudobulweria and Aphrodroma are also knwon as the […]
Christmas Shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Puffinus nativitatis | [authority] Streets, 1877 | [UK] Christmas Shearwater | [FR] Puffin de la Nativite | [DE] Weihnachts-Sturmtaucher | [ES] Pardela de la Christmas | [NL] Kleine Wigstaartpijlstormvogel Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Puffinus nativitatis PO w Genus Until recently the shearwaters were devided in two […]
Collared Petrel (Pterodroma brevipes)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Pterodroma brevipes | [authority] Peale, 1848 | [UK] Collared Petrel | [FR] Petrel a collier | [DE] Brustband-Sturmvogel | [ES] Petrel Acollarado | [NL] Kerguelenstormvogel Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Pterodroma brevipes PO sw Genus Genus Pterodroma, Pseudobulweria and Aphrodroma are also knwon as the Gadfly Petrels. […]
Common Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Pelecanoididae | [latin] Pelecanoides urinatrix | [authority] Gmelin, 1789 | [UK] Common Diving-petrel | [FR] Puffinure plongeur | [DE] Lummensturmvogel | [ES] Potoyunco Comun | [NL] Alkstormvogeltje Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The genus Pelecanoides is a peculiar group of small petrels form the Southern Hemisphere. In appearance and superficially similar tot […]