[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Pterodroma macroptera | [authority] Smith, 1840 | [UK] Great-winged Petrel | [FR] Petrel noir | [DE] Langflugel-Sturmvogel | [ES] Petrel Aligrande | [NL] Langvleugelstormvogel Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Genus Pterodroma, Pseudobulweria and Aphrodroma are also knwon as the Gadfly Petrels. They vary in size from rather small birds […]
Greater Shearwater (Puffinus gravis)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Puffinus gravis | [authority] OReilly, 1818 | [UK] Greater Shearwater | [FR] Puffin majeur | [DE] Grosser Sturmtaucher | [ES] Pardela Capirotada | [NL] Grote Pijlstormvogel Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Until recently the shearwaters were devided in two genera Calonectris and Puffinus, but based on dna-analysis Penhallurick and […]
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Fulmarus glacialis | [authority] Linnaeus, 1761 | [UK] Fulmar | [FR] Fulmar boreal | [DE] Eis-Sturmvogel | [ES] Fulmar | [NL] Noordse Stormvogel Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Fulmars are a distinct but diverse group of petrels that evolved from an early split from the ancient tubenose lineage, around […]
Goulds Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Pterodroma leucoptera | [authority] Gould, 1844 | [UK] Goulds Petrel | [FR] Petrel de Gould | [DE] Weissflugel-Sturmvogel | [ES] Petrel de Gould | [NL] Goulds Stormvogel Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Genus Pterodroma, Pseudobulweria and Aphrodroma are also knwon as the Gadfly Petrels. They vary in size from […]
Galapagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Pterodroma phaeopygia | [authority] Salvin, 1876 | [UK] Galapagos Petrel | [FR] Petrel des Hawaii | [DE] Hawaii-Sturmvogel | [ES] Paino de las Galapagos | [NL] Hawaii-stormvogel Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Pterodroma phaeopygia PO c Genus Genus Pterodroma, Pseudobulweria and Aphrodroma are also knwon as the […]
Fulmar Prion (Pachyptila crassirostris)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Pachyptila crassirostris | [authority] Mathews, 1912 | [UK] Fulmar Prion | [FR] Prion a bec epais | [DE] Dickschnabel-Sturmvogel | [ES] Pato petrel Picogrueso | [NL] Dikbekprion Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Prions are a race of abundant small petrels from the Antarctic and subantarctic region with very similar […]
Fork-tailed Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma furcata)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Hydrobatidae | [latin] Oceanodroma furcata | [authority] Gmelin, 1789 | [UK] Fork-tailed Storm-petrel | [FR] Oceanite a queue fourchue | [DE] Gabelschwanz-Wellenlaufer | [ES] Paino Rabihorcado | [NL] Parelgrijs Stormvogeltje Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Storm-petrels are rather small and often dark colored tubenoses with a world wide distribution. All have fine […]
Fluttering Shearwater (Puffinus gavia)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Puffinus gavia | [authority] Forster, 1844 | [UK] Fluttering Shearwater | [FR] Puffin volage | [DE] Flatter-Sturmtaucher | [ES] Pardela Gavia | [NL] Vlinderpijlstormvogel Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Puffinus gavia PO sw Genus Until recently the shearwaters were devided in two genera Calonectris and Puffinus, but […]
Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes)
[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Procellariidae | [latin] Puffinus carneipes | [authority] Gould, 1844 | [UK] Flesh-footed Shearwater | [FR] Puffin a pieds pales | [DE] Blassfuss-Sturmtaucher | [ES] Pardela Paticlara | [NL] Australische Grote Pijlstormvo Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Puffinus carneipes PO, IO widespread Genus Until recently the shearwaters were devided in two […]
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 […]