The broad-billed prion is a small pelagic seabird in the shearwater and petrel family, Procellariidae. It is the largest prion, with grey upperparts plumage, and white underparts. The sexes are alike. It ranges from the southeast Atlantic to New Zealand mainly near the Antarctic Convergence. In the south Atlantic it breeds on Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island; in the south Pacific it breeds on islands off the south coast of South Island, New Zealand and on the Chatham Islands. It has many other names that have been used such as blue-billed dove-petrel, broad-billed dove-petrel, long-billed prion, common prion, icebird, and whalebird. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Forster, JGA 1777)
Reference:
Voy. World
1 p.91,98,note
Protonym:
Procellaria vittata
Type locality:
Tristan da Cunha.
Avibase ID:
93860B9B0F951405
Avibase ID:
avibase-93860B9B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/93860B9B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174603
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Prion de Forster ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Prion de Forster ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
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Clements 5th edition (as published): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2023: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Pachyptila vittata vittata [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pachyptila vittata vittata [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pachyptila vittata [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pachyptila vittata [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Pachyptila [vittata, salvini or macgillivrayi]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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