Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (30)
- Subspecies (3)
Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 27, 2014
Text last updated May 27, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Antarktiese Walvisvoël |
| Catalan | petrell prió antàrtic |
| Czech | buřňák holubí |
| Dutch | Antarctische Prion |
| English | Antarctic Prion |
| English (United States) | Antarctic Prion |
| French | Prion de la Désolation |
| French (France) | Prion de la Désolation |
| German | Taubensturmvogel |
| Icelandic | Freyjusvali |
| Indonesian | Petrel antartika |
| Japanese | ナンキョククジラドリ |
| Norwegian | antarktishvalfugl |
| Polish | petrelek antarktyczny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | faigão-rola |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Faigão-rola |
| Russian | Антарктический прион |
| Serbian | Antarktički prion |
| Slovak | hladinár holubí |
| Spanish | Prión Antártico |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Prión Pico Grande |
| Spanish (Chile) | Petrel-paloma antártico |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Prión Antártico |
| Spanish (Peru) | Petrel-Azul Antártico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Prión antártico |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Prión Pico Ancho |
| Swedish | antarktisvalfågel |
| Turkish | Antarktik Priyonu |
| Ukrainian | Пріон антарктичний |
| Zulu | impunga yaseqhweni |
Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Procellaria desolata
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.562.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Desolation Island = Kerguelen Island.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PACHYPTILA
- desolata
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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‡: extinct
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Gr.: ancient Greek
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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 Antarctic Prion
