Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 29, 2014
Text last updated August 29, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Langvlerkstormvoël |
| Catalan | petrell alagran |
| Czech | buřňák dlouhokřídlý |
| Dutch | Langvleugelstormvogel |
| English | Great-winged Petrel |
| English (United States) | Great-winged Petrel |
| French | Pétrel noir |
| French (France) | Pétrel noir |
| German | Langflügel-Sturmvogel |
| Icelandic | Ránardrúði |
| Japanese | ハネナガミズナギドリ |
| Norwegian | storvingepetrell |
| Polish | petrel długoskrzydły |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | fura-buxo-de-cara-cinza |
| Russian | Длиннокрылый тайфунник |
| Serbian | Dugokrila burnica |
| Slovak | tajfúnnik veľkokrídly |
| Spanish | Petrel Aligrande |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Petrel Apizarrado |
| Spanish (Chile) | Petrel de alas grandes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Petrel aligrande |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Petrel Apizarrado |
| Swedish | långvingad petrell |
| Turkish | Uzun Kanatlı Fırtınakuşu |
| Ukrainian | Тайфунник довгокрилий |
| Zulu | unontwezonsundu |
Pterodroma macroptera (Smith, 1840)
PROTONYM:
Procellaria macroptera
Smith, 1840. Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836 pt. 11, pl.A52.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape seas.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PTERODROMA
- macroptera / macropterum
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Great-winged Petrel
