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Jamaica Petrel

Pterodroma caribbaea Carte, A 1866

The Jamaican petrel is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, Pterodroma. It is related to the black-capped petrel P. hasitata. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Procellariiformes
Family:
  Procellariidae
Genus:
   Pterodroma
Scientific:
  Pterodroma caribbaea


Original description

Citation:
  Carte, A 1866

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1866, pt.1 p.93 pl.11

Imprint year:
  1866

Protonym:
  Pterodroma caribbaea

Type locality:
  Blue Mountains, Jamaica.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90954#page/135/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8B2FD89049C2AD46

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8B2FD890

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8B2FD890


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 723304


CRITICALLY ENDANGERED - POSSIBLY EXTINCT

Geographic range:

  • Pterodroma caribbaea: formerly Jamaica; extinct ca. 1936
English:
Jamaica Petrel
Catalan:
Petrell de Jamaica
Czech:
buřňák jamajský
Danish:
Jamaicapetrel
German:
Jamaikasturmvogel
Spanish:
Petrel jamaicano
French:
Pétrel de Jamaïque
Croatian:
jamajčki zovoj
Italian:
Petrello della Giamaica
Japanese (romaji):
jamaikamizunagidori
Japanese:
ジャマイカミズナギドリ
Lithuanian:
Jamaikos audrašauklis
Dutch:
Jamaicaanse Stormvogel
Norwegian:
jamaicapetrell
Polish:
petrel jamajski
Portuguese:
freira-jamaicana
Portuguese (Portugal):
freira-jamaicana
Russian:
Ямайский тайфунник
Slovak:
tajfúnnik sadzový
Swedish:
jamaicapetrell
Ukrainian:
тайфунник карибський
Chinese:
牙买加圆尾鹱
Chinese (Traditional):
牙買加圓尾鸌


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pétrel de la Jamaïque ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Black-capped Petrel (Jamaican) ( Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Black-capped Petrel (Jamaican) ( Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Black-capped Petrel (Jamaican) ( Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Black-capped Petrel (Jamaican) ( Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Black-capped Petrel (Jamaican) ( Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Black-capped Petrel (Jamaican) ( Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Black-capped Petrel (Jamaican) ( Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Black-capped Petrel (Jamaican) ( Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Black-capped Petrel (Jamaican) ( Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Black-capped Petrel (Jamaican) ( Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Black-capped Petrel (Jamaican) ( Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Black-capped Petrel (Jamaican) ( Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Jamaican Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Pterodroma caribbaea [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Jamaica Petrel ( Pterodroma caribbaea) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Pterodroma [hasitata or caribbaea] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Petrell de Jamaica
Czech: buřňák černotemenný (ssp. caribbaea), buřňák jamajský
Danish: Jamaicapetrel
German: ?Jamaika-Sturmvogel, Jamaikasturmvogel, Jamaika-Sturmvogel, Teufelssturmvogel (Jamaikasturmvogel)
Greek: Μαυροκέφαλος Πτεροδρόμος (caribbaea)
English: Black-capped Petrel (Jamaican), Blue Mountain Duck, Blue Mountain Petrel, Jamaica Petrel, Jamaican Diablotin, Jamaican Petrel
English, HBW: Jamaican Petrel
English (IOC): Jamaican Petrel
English (United States): Black-capped Petrel (Jamaican)
Esperanto: Jamajka petrelo
Spanish: Petrel Antillano (caribbaea), Petrel Jamaicano
Spanish (Costa Rica): Petrel Gorrinegro (caribbaea)
Spanish (Cuba): Pájaro de La Bruja (caribbaea)
Spanish (Spain): Petrel Antillano (caribbaea)
Spanish (HBW): Black-capped Petrel (Jamaican)
Estonian: jamaika tormilind
French: Diablotin de Jamaïque, Petrel de Jamaïque, Pétrel de Jamaïque, Pétrel de la Jamaïque, Pétrel diablotin (caribbaea), Pétrel diablotin (Jamaïque)
Croatian: jamajčki zovoj
Icelandic: Blesudrúði (caribbaea)
Italian: Petrello della Giamaica
Japanese (romaji): jamaikamizunagidori, zuguroshiroharamizunagidori (caribbaea)
Japanese: ジャマイカミズナギドリ, ズグロシロハラミズナギドリ (caribbaea), ズグロシロハラミズナギドリ(caribbaea)
Scientific: Pterodroma caribbaea, Pterodroma carribbaea, Pterodroma hasitata caribbaea, Pterodroma hasitata caribbea, Pterodroma hasitata carribbaea
Lithuanian: Jamaikos audrašauklis, Karibinis audrašauklis (caribbaea)
Dutch: Jamaicaanse Stormvogel, Zwartkapstormvogel (caribbaea)
Norwegian: jamaicapetrell, vestindiapetrell (caribbaea)
Polish: petrel antylski (caribbaea), petrel jamajski
Portuguese: freira-jamaicana
Portuguese (Brazil): diablotim (caribbaea)
Portuguese (Portugal): Freira-das-antilhas (caribbaea), freira-jamaicana
Russian: Черношапочный тайфунник (caribbaea), Ямайский тайфунник
Slovak: tajfúnnik sadzový, tajfúnnik sadzový (skup.)
Swedish: jamaicapetrell, Jamaikapetrell
Turkish: Kara başlıklı fırtınakuşu (caribbaea), Maskeli Fırtınakuşu (caribbaea)
Ukrainian: тайфунник карибський
Chinese: 牙买加圆尾鹱
Chinese (Traditional): 牙買加圓尾鸌

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