White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii 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 June 2, 2014
Text last updated June 2, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witkopstormvoël |
| Catalan | petrell capblanc |
| Czech | buřňák bělohlavý |
| Dutch | Witkopstormvogel |
| English | White-headed Petrel |
| English (United States) | White-headed Petrel |
| French | Pétrel de Lesson |
| French (France) | Pétrel de Lesson |
| German | Weißkopf-Sturmvogel |
| Icelandic | Sólardrúði |
| Japanese | メグロシロハラミズナギドリ |
| Norwegian | hvithodepetrell |
| Polish | petrel białogłowy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | grazina-de-cabeça-branca |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Freira-de-cabeça-branca |
| Russian | Белоголовый тайфунник |
| Serbian | Beloglava burnica |
| Slovak | tajfúnnik bielohlavý |
| Spanish | Petrel Cabeciblanco |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Petrel Cabeza Blanca |
| Spanish (Chile) | Fardela de frente blanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Petrel cabeciblanco |
| Swedish | vithuvad petrell |
| Turkish | Ak Başlı Fırtınakuşu |
| Ukrainian | Тайфунник білоголовий |
| Zulu | unontwezokhandelimhlophe |
Pterodroma lessonii (Garnot, 1826)
PROTONYM:
Procellaria Lessonii
Garnot, 1826. Annales des Sciences Naturelles 7, p.54 pl.4.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Dans les parages du Cap Horn et de la mer Pacifique par 52° de lat. sept. [= austr.] et 85° de longit.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PTERODROMA
- lessonia / lessonii
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the White-headed Petrel
