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
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 ID:
9057992B4DEB406A
Avibase ID:
avibase-9057992B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9057992B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174612
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
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: Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2018: Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
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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): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica) [version 1] |
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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