Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
Louis J. Backstrom, Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 2.0 — Published July 23, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartstertwalvisvoël |
| Catalan | petrell prió beccurt |
| Czech | buřňák hrdliččí |
| Dutch | Duifprion |
| English | Fairy Prion |
| English (United States) | Fairy Prion |
| French | Prion colombe |
| French (France) | Prion colombe |
| German | Feensturmvogel |
| Icelandic | Lofnarsvali |
| Japanese | ヒメクジラドリ |
| Norwegian | alvehvalfugl |
| Polish | petrelek krótkodzioby |
| Russian | Голубиный прион |
| Serbian | Vilinski prion |
| Slovak | hladinár čarovný |
| Spanish | Prión Piquicorto |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Prión Pico Corto |
| Spanish (Chile) | Petrel-paloma chico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Prión piquicorto |
| Swedish | ljushuvad valfågel |
| Turkish | Güvercin Priyonu |
| Ukrainian | Пріон сніжний |
| Zulu | impungesajuba |
Revision Notes
In this revision, Louis J. Backstrom revised the text. Arnau Bonan Barfull and Tammy Zhang curated the media.
Pachyptila turtur (Kuhl, 1820)
PROTONYM:
Procellaria turtur
Kuhl, 1820. Beiträge zur Zoologie und vergleichenden Anatomie 1, p.143.
TYPE LOCALITY:
no locality.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PACHYPTILA
- TURTUR
- turtur
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
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●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Fairy Prion
