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The White-chinned Petrel or Cape Hen, Procellaria aequinoctialis, is a large shearwater in the family Procellariidae. It ranges around the Southern Ocean as far north as southern Australia, Peru and Namibia, and breeds colonially on scattered islands. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Procellariiformes
Family:
Procellariidae
Genus:
Procellaria
Scientific:
Procellaria aequinoctialis
Citation:
Linnaeus, 1758
Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.132
Protonym:
Procellaria aequinoctialis
Avibase ID:
35EB45A0494AEE57
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/35EB45A0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174610
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (original): Procellaria aequinoctialis [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: White-chinned Petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Procellaria aequinoctialis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Procellaria [aequinoctialis or conspicillata]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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