The Galápagos petrel is one of the six endemic seabirds of the Galápagos. Its scientific name derives from Ancient Greek: Pterodroma originates from pteron and dromos, meaning "wing" and "runner", and phaeopygia comes from phaios and pugios, meaning "dusky" and "rump". Members of Pterodroma genus are also called the gadfly petrels because their erratic twisting and turning in flight resemble that of gadflies. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Salvin, O 1876)
Reference:
Trans. Zool. Soc. London
9 p.507 pl.88 fig.1,3
Protonym:
Oestrelata phaeopygia
Type locality:
Chatham Island, Galapagos.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30865417
Avibase ID:
0DF68A874B9BB663
Avibase ID:
avibase-0DF68A87
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0DF68A87
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174578
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pétrel des Galapagos ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2018: Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Pterodroma phaeopygia phaeopygia [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Pterodroma phaeopygia phaeopygia [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Pterodroma phaeopygia phaeopygia [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Pterodroma phaeopygia phaeopygia [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Pterodroma phaeopygia phaeopygia [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Pterodroma phaeopygia phaeopygia [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pterodroma phaeopygia phaeopygia [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pterodroma phaeopygia phaeopygia [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) [version 1] |
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Galapagos Petrel ( Pterodroma phaeopygia) |
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pterodroma phaeopygia phaeopygia [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pterodroma phaeopygia [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Pterodroma [phaeopygia or sandwichensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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