Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Monotypic
Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 10, 2014
Text last updated June 10, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bloustormvoël |
| Catalan | petrell blau |
| Czech | buřňák modravý |
| Dutch | Blauwe Stormvogel |
| English | Blue Petrel |
| English (United States) | Blue Petrel |
| Finnish | siniliitäjä |
| French | Prion bleu |
| French (France) | Prion bleu |
| German | Blausturmvogel |
| Icelandic | Blámadrúði |
| Japanese | アオミズナギドリ |
| Norwegian | blåpetrell |
| Polish | petrelek modry |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | petrel-azul |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pardela-azul |
| Russian | Голубой буревестник |
| Serbian | Plava burnica |
| Slovak | hladinár modrý |
| Spanish | Petrel Azulado |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Petrel Azulado |
| Spanish (Chile) | Petrel azulado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Petrel azulado |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Petrel Azulado |
| Swedish | blåpetrell |
| Turkish | Ak Kuyruklu Priyon |
| Ukrainian | Буревісник блакитний |
| Zulu | umantantobunzelimhlophe |
Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Procellaria caerulea
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.560.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Southern Ocean.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HALOBAENA
- caerulea
The Key to Scientific Names
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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 Blue Petrel
