Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 27, 2019
Text last updated September 27, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | petrell de les Phoenix |
| Czech | buřňák tichomořský |
| Dutch | Phoenixstormvogel |
| English | Phoenix Petrel |
| English (United States) | Phoenix Petrel |
| French | Pétrel à poitrine blanche |
| French (France) | Pétrel à poitrine blanche |
| German | Phönixsturmvogel |
| Icelandic | Álfadrúði |
| Japanese | ムナオビシロハラミズナギドリ |
| Norwegian | phoenixpetrell |
| Polish | petrel polinezyjski |
| Russian | Белый тайфунник |
| Slovak | tajfúnnik polynézsky |
| Spanish | Petrel de las Fénix |
| Spanish (Chile) | Petrel de Fénix |
| Spanish (Spain) | Petrel de las Fénix |
| Swedish | phoenixpetrell |
| Turkish | Phoenix Adaları Fırtınakuşu |
| Ukrainian | Тайфунник макронезійський |
Pterodroma alba (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Procellaria alba
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.565.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Turtle and Christmas Islands; restricted to Christmas Island by Murphy, 1952, Amer. Mus. Novit., no. 1580, p. 32.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PTERODROMA
- alba
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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 Phoenix Petrel
