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Phoenix Petrel
Pterodroma alba (Gmelin, JF 1789)
The Phoenix petrel is a medium-sized tropical seabird, measuring up to 35 cm (1.15 ft) long, with a wingspan of 83 cm (2.72 ft). It has a dark brown upperparts plumage, white below and whitish throat. The sexes are similar. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Procellariiformes
Family:
Procellariidae
Genus:
Pterodroma
Scientific:
Pterodroma alba
Original description
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.565
Protonym:
Procellaria alba
Type locality:
Turtle and Christmas Islands; restricted to Christmas Island by Murphy, 1952, Amer. Mus. Novit., no. 1580, p. 32.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656058
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
4B5CC270D221B95E
Avibase ID:
avibase-4B5CC270
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4B5CC270
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174577
VULNERABLE
Geographic range:
- Pterodroma alba: Breeds French Polynesia to Kermadec I.; ranges s Pacific waters
Source: Clements checklist
Phoenix Petrel
Catalan:
Petrell de les illes Fènix
Czech:
buřňák tichomořský
Danish:
Phoenixpetrel
German:
Phönixsturmvogel
Spanish:
Petrel de las Fénix
Spanish (Spain):
Petrel de Las Fénix
Finnish:
sirppiviistäjä
French:
Pétrel à poitrine blanche
Croatian:
crnokrili zovoj
Icelandic:
Álfadrúði
Italian:
Petrello delle Phoenix
Japanese (romaji):
munaobishiroharamizunagidori
Japanese:
ムナオビシロハラミズナギドリ
Lithuanian:
Baltakrūtis audrašauklis
Dutch:
Phoenixstormvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Phoenixpetrell
Norwegian:
Phoenixpetrell
Polish:
petrel polinezyjski
Portuguese:
Grazina-das-fênix
Portuguese (Portugal):
freira-das-fénix
Russian:
Белый тайфунник
Slovak:
tajfúnnik polynézsky
Swedish:
phoenixpetrell
Ukrainian:
Тайфунник макронезійський
Chinese:
白腹圆尾鹱
Chinese (Traditional):
白腹圓尾鸌
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pétrel à poitrine blanche ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pétrel à poitrine blanche ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 1st edition: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements, version 2021: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements, version 2022: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements, version 2023: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 4th edition: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 6th edition: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements, version 2015: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements, version 2016: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements, version 2017: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements, version 2018: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Clements, version 2019: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| eBird version 1.50: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| eBird version 1.52: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| eBird version 1.53: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| eBird version 1.54: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| eBird version 1.55: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| eBird version 2015: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| eBird version 2016: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| eBird version 2017: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| eBird version 2018: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| eBird version 2019: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| eBird version 2021: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| eBird version 2022: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| eBird version 2023: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Pterodroma alba |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pterodroma alba |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pterodroma alba |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Phoenix Petrel ( Pterodroma alba) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pterodroma alba |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pterodroma alba |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Petrell de les illes Fènix
Czech: Burnák bílý, buřňák tichomořský
Danish: Phoenixpetrel
German: Phoenixsturmvogel, Phönix Sturmvogel, Phönixsturmvogel
English: Phoenix Petrel
English, HBW: Phoenix Petrel
English (IOC): Phoenix Petrel
English (United States): Phoenix Petrel
Esperanto: feniksa petrelo, Polinezia burdopetrelo
Spanish: Fardela de Fénix, Petrel de Fénix, Petrel de la Phoenix, Petrel de las Fénix, Petrel de las Phoenix
Spanish (Chile): Fardela de fénix, Petrel de Fénix
Spanish (Spain): Petrel de Las Fénix
Spanish (HBW): Phoenix Petrel
Estonian: valgekurk-tormilind
Finnish: Sirppiviistäjä
French: Diablotin à poitrine bla, Diablotin à poitrine blanche, Diablotin blanc, Pétrel à poitrine blanche
Croatian: crnokrili zovoj
Icelandic: Álfadrúði
Italian: Petrello delle Phoenix, Petrello dell'Isa Fenice, Petrello di Phoenix
Japanese (romaji): munaobishiroharamizunagidori
Japanese: ムナオビシロハラミズナギドリ
Scientific: Aestrelata oliveri, Oestrelata wortheni, Procellaria alba, Procellaria parvirostris, Pterodroma alba, Pterodroma alba cantonia
Lithuanian: Baltakrūtis audrašauklis
Dutch: Phoenixstormvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Phoenixpetrell
Norwegian: Phoenixpetrell
Polish: petrel polinezyjski
Portuguese: Grazina-das-fênix
Portuguese (Portugal): freira-das-fénix
Russian: Белый тайфунник
Slovak: tajfúnnik polynézsky
Swedish: Phoenixpetrell
Turkish: Phoenix Adaları Fırtınakuşu
Ukrainian: Тайфунник макронезійський
Chinese: 白腹圆尾鹱
Chinese (Traditional): 白腹圓尾鸌
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