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Antarctic Prion

Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin, JF 1789)

The Antarctic prion also known as the dove prion, or totorore in Māori, is the largest of the prions, a genus of small petrels of the Southern Ocean. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Procellariiformes
Family:
  Procellariidae
Genus:
   Pachyptila
Scientific:
  Pachyptila desolata

Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1789)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.562

Protonym:
  Procellaria desolata

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656055

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  105C306C36627D87

Avibase ID:
  avibase-105C306C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/105C306C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174600

Geographic range:

  • Pachyptila desolata desolata: Crozet, Kerguelen and Macquarie islands
  • Pachyptila desolata alter: Auckland and Heard islands
  • Pachyptila desolata banksi: Scotia Arc, South Georgia, South Sandwich and Scott islands
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Antarctic Prion
Catalan:
Petrell prió antàrtic
Czech:
buřňák holubí
Danish:
Antarktisk Hvalfugl
German:
Taubensturmvogel
Spanish:
Prión antártico
Spanish (Spain):
Prión Antártico
Finnish:
kyyhkyprioni
French:
Prion de la Désolation
Croatian:
antarktički zovoj
Hungarian:
antarktiszi cethojsza
Icelandic:
Freyjusvali
Italian:
Prione antartico
Japanese (romaji):
nankyokukujiradori
Japanese:
ナンキョククジラドリ
Lithuanian:
antarktinis prionas
Dutch:
Antarctische Prion
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Antarktiskvalfugl
Norwegian:
Antarktishvalfugl
Polish:
petrelek antarktyczny
Portuguese:
faigão-rola
Portuguese (Brazil):
faigão-rola
Russian:
Антарктический прион
Slovak:
hladinár holubí
Serbian:
Antarktički prion
Swedish:
antarktisvalfågel
Ukrainian:
Пріон антарктичний
Chinese:
鸽锯鹱
Chinese (Traditional):
鴿鋸鸌

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Antarctic Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Antarctic Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Antarctic Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Antarctic Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Antarctic Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Prion de la Désolation ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Prion de la Désolation ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Dove Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Antarctic Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Dove Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Dove Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Dove Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Antarctic Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
Antarctic Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Pachyptila desolata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Pachyptila desolata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Antarctic Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Dove Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Dove Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Dove Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Dove Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Antarctic Prion ( Pachyptila desolata) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pachyptila desolata [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pachyptila desolata [version 1]

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Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Antarktiese Walvisvoel, Antarktiese Walvisvoël
Azerbaijani: Antarktika balinaquşu
Catalan: Petrell prió antàrtic
Czech: Burnák holubí, buřňák holubí
Danish: Antarktisk Hvalfugl
German: Taubensturmvogel, Tauben-Sturmvogel
English: Antarctic Dove-petrel, Antarctic Prion, Antarctic Whalebird, Antarctic Whale-bird, Antractic Prion, Banks's Dove-Petrel, Blue Dove-Petrel, Dove Petrel, Dove Pion, Dove Prion, Dove Whale-bird, Dove-white Petrel, Kerguelen Whale-bird, Snowbird
English, HBW: Antarctic Prion
English (IOC): Antarctic Prion
English (Kenya): Antarctic Prion
English (United States): Antarctic Prion
Esperanto: antarkta priono
Spanish: Pato-petrel Antártico, Petrel Azul Pico Ancho, Petrel Paloma Antártico, Petrel-paloma antártico, Prión antártico, Prión Pico Ancho, Prion pico grande, Prión pico grande
Spanish (Argentine): Prion pico grande, Prión pico grande
Spanish (Chile): Petrel-paloma antártico
Spanish (Ecuador): Prión Antártico
Spanish (Spain): Prión Antártico
Spanish (HBW): Antarctic Prion
Spanish (Peru): Petrel-Azul Antártico
Spanish (Uruguay): Petrel Azul Pico Ancho, Prión Pico Ancho
Estonian: kaelus-vaalalind
Finnish: Kyyhkyprioni
French: Prion de la Désolation
Croatian: antarktički zovoj
Hungarian: antarktiszi cethojsza
Indonesian: Petrel Antartika
Icelandic: Freyjusvali
Italian: Isla Desolation, Prione antartico
Japanese (romaji): nankyokukujiradori
Japanese: ナンキョククジラドリ
Scientific: Pachyptila desolata, Pachyptila desolata desolata, Pachyptila vittata desolata, Procellaria desolata
Lithuanian: antarktinis prionas, Plačiasnapis prionas
Maori: Whiroia
Dutch: Antarctische Prion
Norwegian Nynorsk: Antarktiskvalfugl
Norwegian: Antarktishvalfugl
Polish: petrelek antarktyczny
Portuguese: faigão-rola, Painho-filtrador-antártico, Prion antarctico
Portuguese (Brazil): faigao-rola, Faigão-rola
Portuguese (Portugal): faigão-antárctico, Faigão-rola
Russian: Антарктическая китовая птичка, Антарктический прион
Slovak: hladinár holubí
Serbian: Antarktički prion
Swedish: Antarktisk valfågel, antarktisvalfågel
Turkish: Antarktik Priyonu
Ukrainian: Пріон антарктичний
Chinese: 鸽锯鹱
Chinese (Traditional): 鴿鋸鸌

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