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Antarctic Petrel

Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin, JF 1789)

The Antarctic petrel is a boldly marked dark brown and white petrel, found in Antarctica, most commonly in the Ross and Weddell Seas. They eat Antarctic krill, fish, and small squid. They feed while swimming but can dive from both the surface and the air. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Procellariiformes
Family:
  Procellariidae
Genus:
   Thalassoica
Scientific:
  Thalassoica antarctica

Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1789)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.565

Protonym:
  Procellaria antarctica

Type locality:
  within the Antarctic Circle between lat. 36° S. and 61° S.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656058

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  535186178E86447B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-53518617

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/53518617

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174608

Geographic range:

  • Thalassoica antarctica: Breeds Antarctic islands and coasts; ranges southern oceans
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Antarctic Petrel
Catalan:
Petrell antàrtic
Czech:
buřňák antarktický
Danish:
Sydpetrel
German:
Antarktissturmvogel
Spanish:
Petrel Antártico
Spanish (Spain):
Petrel Antártico
Finnish:
jäämyrskyliitäjä
French:
Pétrel antarctique
Croatian:
bjelokrili burnjak
Hungarian:
antarktiszi hojsza
Icelandic:
Ísdrúði
Italian:
Petrello antartico
Japanese (romaji):
nankyokufurumakamome
Japanese:
ナンキョクフルマカモメ
Lithuanian:
Antarktinis audrašauklis
Dutch:
Antarctische Stormvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Antarktispetrell
Norwegian:
Antarktispetrell
Polish:
petrel antarktyczny
Portuguese:
Pintado-antárctico
Portuguese (Portugal):
pardela-antárctica
Russian:
Антарктический буревестник
Slovak:
fulmar tmavochrbtý
Serbian:
Antarktička burnica
Swedish:
antarktispetrell
Ukrainian:
Буревісник антарктичний
Chinese:
南极鹱
Chinese (Traditional):
南極鸌

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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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. 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 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 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):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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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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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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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):
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Thalassoica antarctica
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Antarktiese Stormvoël
Bengali: ি঄যািাকিটিকায হ঩মট্রর
Bengali (transliteration): ayānṭārkaṭikāra pēṭrēla*
Catalan: Petrell antàrtic
Czech: Burnák antarktický, buřňák antarktický
Danish: Sydpetrel
German: Antarktik Sturmvogel, Antarktikstur, Antarktiksturmvogel, Antarktissturmvogel, Grauweißer Sturmvogel, Weißflügel-Sturmvogel
English: Antarctic Fulmar, Antarctic Petrel
English, HBW: Antarctic Petrel
English (IOC): Antarctic Petrel
English (United States): Antarctic Petrel
Esperanto: antarkta petrelo
Spanish: Petrel antártico
Spanish (Argentine): Petrel antártico
Spanish (Chile): Petrel antártico
Spanish (Spain): Petrel Antártico
Spanish (HBW): Antarctic Petrel
Estonian: antarktika tormilind
Finnish: Jäämyrskyliitäjä
French: Fulmar antarctique, Pétrel antarctique
Croatian: bjelokrili burnjak
Hungarian: antarktiszi hojsza
Icelandic: Ísdrúði
Italian: Petrello antartico, Procellaria antartica
Japanese (romaji): nankyokufurumakamome
Japanese: ナンキョクフルマカモメ
Kirghiz: Антарктика бороончу
Scientific: Procellaria antarctica, Procellaria lugubris, Thalassoica antarctica
Lithuanian: Antarktinis audrašauklis, Pietinis kvailelis
Dutch: Antarctische Stormvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Antarktispetrell
Norwegian: Antarktispetrell
Polish: Fulmar południowy, petrel antarktyczny
Portuguese: Pintado-antárctico
Portuguese (Portugal): pardela-antárctica
Russian: Антарктический Буревестник
Slovak: Fulmar strieborný, fulmar tmavochrbtý
Serbian: Antarktička burnica
Swedish: Antarktispetrell
Turkish: Antarktik Fırtınakuşu
Ukrainian: Буревісник антарктичний
Chinese: 南极鹱
Chinese (Traditional): 南極鸌

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