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Westland Petrel

Procellaria westlandica Falla, RA 1946

The Westland petrel, , also known as the Westland black petrel, is a moderately large seabird in the petrel family Procellariidae, that is endemic to New Zealand. Described by Robert Falla in 1946, it is a stocky bird weighing approximately 1,100 grams (39 oz). It is a dark blackish-brown colour with black legs and feet. It has a pale yellow bill with a dark tip. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Procellariiformes
Family:
  Procellariidae
Genus:
   Procellaria
Scientific:
  Procellaria westlandica


Original description

Citation:
  Falla, RA 1946

Reference:
   Rec. Canterbury Mus., Christchurch 5 p.111

Protonym:
  Procellaria parkinsoni westlandica

Type locality:
  Barrytown, Westland, South Island, New Zealand.


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9057992B4DEB406A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9057992B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9057992B


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174612


ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Procellaria westlandica: South Island (New Zealand); disperses to Australia and western South America
English:
Westland Petrel
Catalan:
Baldriga de Westland
Czech:
buřňák novozélandský
Danish:
Westlandskråpe
German:
Westland-Sturmvogel
Spanish:
Pardela de Westland
Spanish (Spain):
Pardela de Westland
Finnish:
tasmanianmeriliitäjä
French:
Puffin du Westland
Croatian:
novozelandski zovoj
Hungarian:
westlandi viharmadár
Italian:
Petrello del Westland
Japanese (romaji):
uesutorandokuromizunagidori
Japanese:
ウエストランドクロミズナギドリ
Lithuanian:
Vakarinis audrašauklis
Dutch:
Westlandstormvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Westlandpetrell
Norwegian:
Westlandpetrell
Polish:
burzyk ciemny
Portuguese:
Pardela-de-westland
Portuguese (Portugal):
pardela-de-westland
Russian:
Новозеландский буревестник
Slovak:
víchrovník sadzový
Swedish:
större sotpetrell
Ukrainian:
Буревісник новозеландський
Chinese:
大黑风鹱
Chinese (Traditional):
西地風鸌


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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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):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Puffin du Westland ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Puffin du Westland ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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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. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 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):
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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 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1]
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 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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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 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Procellaria westlandica [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Procellaria westlandica [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [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):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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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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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Procellaria westlandica [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Procellaria westlandica [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Procellaria [parkinsoni or westlandica] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: Baldriga de Westland
Czech: buřňák nonozélandský, Burnák novozélandský, buřňák novozélandský
Danish: Westlandskråpe
German: Westlandsturmvogel, Westland-Sturmvogel
English: Westland Black Petrel, Westland Petrel, Westland shearwater
English, HBW: Westland Petrel
English (IOC): Westland Petrel
English (United States): Westland Petrel
Esperanto: sud-insula procelario, Vestlanda petrelo
Spanish: Fardela de Nueva Zelanda, Pardela de Westland, Petrel de Nueva Zelanda, Petrel negro
Spanish (Argentine): Petrel negro
Spanish (Chile): Fardela de Nueva Zelanda, Petrel de Westland
Spanish (Colombia): Pardela de Westland
Spanish (Spain): Pardela de Westland
Spanish (HBW): Westland Petrel
Spanish (Peru): Petrel de Westland
Estonian: mets-tormilind
Finnish: Tasmanianmeriliitäjä
French: Pétrel de Westland, Puffin du Westland
Croatian: novozelandski zovoj
Hungarian: westlandi viharmadár
Italian: Petrello del Westland, Procellaria di Westland, Procellaria nera occidentale
Japanese (romaji): uesutorandokuromizunagidori
Japanese: ウエストランドクロミズナギドリ
Kirghiz: Вестланд бороончусу
Scientific: Procellaria parkinsoni westlandica, Procellaria westlandica
Lithuanian: Vakarinis audrašauklis
Maori: Taiko
Dutch: Westlandstormvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Westlandpetrell
Norwegian: Westlandpetrell
Polish: burzyk ciemny
Portuguese: Pardela-de-westland
Portuguese (Portugal): pardela-de-westland
Russian: Новозеландский буревестник, Толстоклювый буревестник, Уэстландский буревестник
Slovak: víchrovec sadzový, víchrovník sadzový
Swedish: Större sotpetrell
Turkish: Büyük Kara Yelkovan
Ukrainian: Буревісник новозеландський
Chinese: 大黑风鹱
Chinese (Traditional): 西地風鸌

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