[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Puffinus griseus | [authority] Gmelin, 1789 | [UK] Sooty Shearwater | [FR] Puffin fuligineux | [DE] Dunkler Sturmtaucher | [ES] Pardela sombria | [NL] Grauwe Pijlstormvogel Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Puffinus griseus Worldwide widespread Genus Until recently the shearwaters were devided in two genera Calonectris and […]
Category: Procellariiformes
South Georgia Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Pelecanoididae | [latin] Pelecanoides georgicus | [authority] Murphy and Harper, 1916 | [UK] South Georgia Diving-petrel | [FR] Puffinure de Georgie du Sud | [DE] Breitschnabel-Lummensturmvogel | [ES] Potoyunco de Georgia | [NL] Zuidgeorgische Alkstormvogeltj Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The genus Pelecanoides is a peculiar group of small petrels form the […]
Southern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Fulmarus glacialoides | [authority] Smith, 1840 | [UK] Southern Fulmar | [FR] Fulmar argente | [DE] Silber-Sturmvogel | [ES] Fulmar Austral | [NL] Grijze Stormvogel Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Fulmars are a distinct but diverse group of petrels that evolved from an early split from the ancient tubenose […]
Salvins Albatross (Thalassarche salvini)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Diomedeidae | [latin] Thalassarche salvini | [authority] Rothschild, 1893 | [UK] Salvins Albatross | [FR] Albatros de Salvin | [DE] Weisskappenalbatros | [ES] Albatros Frentiblanco | [NL] Salvinalbatros Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Thalassarche salvini IO, PO Bounty Is, w Snares Is Genus Albatrosses are the ‘largest’ birds in terms […]
Salvins Prion (Pachyptila salvini)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Pachyptila salvini | [authority] Mathews, 1912 | [UK] Salvins Prion | [FR] Prion de Salvin | [DE] Kleiner Enten-Sturmvogel | [ES] Pato petrel de Salvin | [NL] Salvins Prion Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Prions are a race of abundant small petrels from the Antarctic and subantarctic region with […]
Short-tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Diomedeidae | [latin] Phoebastria albatrus | [authority] Pallas, 1769 | [UK] Short-tailed Albatross | [FR] Albatros a quere courte | [DE] Kurzschwanz-Albatros | [ES] Albatros colicorto | [NL] Stellers Albatros Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Albatrosses are the ‘largest’ birds in terms of wingspan. Royal Abatrosses, for instance, may reach a wing […]
Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Puffinus tenuirostris | [authority] Temminck, 1835 | [UK] Short-tailed Shearwater | [FR] Puffin a bec grele | [DE] Kurzschwanz-Sturmtaucher | [ES] Pardela de Tasmania | [NL] Dunbekpijlstormvogel Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Puffinus tenuirostris PO n, w Genus Until recently the shearwaters were devided in two genera […]
Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Diomedeidae | [latin] Thalassarche cauta | [authority] Gould, 1841 | [UK] Shy Albatross | [FR] Albatros a cape blanche | [DE] Weisskappen-Albatros | [ES] Albatros Frentiblanco | [NL] Witkapalbatros Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Albatrosses are the ‘largest’ birds in terms of wingspan. Royal Abatrosses, for instance, may reach a wing span […]
Slender-billed Prion (Pachyptila belcheri)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Pachyptila belcheri | [authority] Mathews, 1912 | [UK] Slender-billed Prion | [FR] Prion de Belcher | [DE] Dunnschnabel-Sturmvogel | [ES] Pato petrel Picofino | [NL] Dunbekprion Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Pachyptila belcheri SO widespread Genus Prions are a race of abundant small petrels from the Antarctic […]
Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Puffinus creatopus | [authority] Coues, 1864 | [UK] Pink-footed Shearwater | [FR] Puffin a pieds roses | [DE] Rosafuss-Sturmtaucher | [ES] Pardela Patirrosa | [NL] Chileense Grote Pijlstormvogel Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Puffinus creatopus PO e Genus Until recently the shearwaters were devided in two genera […]