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Broad-billed Prion

Pachyptila vittata (Forster, G, 1777)

The Broad-billed Prion, Pachyptila vittata, is a small seabird, but the largest Prion, with grey upperparts plumage, and white underparts. 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




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Order:
  Procellariiformes
Family:
  Procellariidae
Genus:
  Pachyptila

Scientific:
  Pachyptila vittata

Citation:
  (Forster, G, 1777)

Reference:
  Voy.World p.91,98,note

Protonym:
  Procellaria vittata

Avibase ID:
  93860B9B0F951405

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/93860B9B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174603

Geographic range:

  • Pachyptila vittata: Breeds islands off New Zealand and Tristan da Cunha group
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Broad-billed Prion
Catalan:
Petrell prió becample
Czech:
buřňák širokozobý
Danish:
Brednæbbet Hvalfugl
German:
Forster-Entensturmvogel
Spanish:
Prión piquiancho
Spanish (Spain):
Prión Piquiancho
Finnish:
leveänokkaprioni
French:
Prion de Forster
Croatian:
krupnokljuni zovoj
Hungarian:
szélescsőrű cethojsza
Icelandic:
Nönnusvali
Italian:
Prione beccolargo
Japanese (romaji):
hirohashikujiradori
Japanese:
ヒロハシクジラドリ
Lithuanian:
plačiasnapis prionas
Dutch:
Breedbekprion
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Breinebbkvalfugl
Norwegian:
Brednebbhvalfugl
Polish:
petrelek szerokodzioby
Portuguese:
Prion-bico-de-pato
Portuguese (Brazil):
faigão-de-bico-largo
Russian:
Ширококлювый прион
Slovak:
hladinár širokozobý
Serbian:
Širokokljuni prion
Swedish:
brednäbbad valfågel
Ukrainian:
Пріон широкодзьобий
Chinese:
阔嘴锯鹱
Chinese (Traditional):
闊嘴鋸鸌

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Broad-billed Prion ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1]
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. 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 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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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):
Prion de Forster ( Pachyptila vittata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st 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. 2005 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, 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 2019:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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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 11.1:
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James Lee Peters (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 2nd edition (1996):
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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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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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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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Other synonyms


Afrikaans: Breebekwalvisvoel, Breëbekwalvisvoël
Catalan: Petrell prió becample
Czech: Burnák širokozobý, buřňák širokozobý
Danish: Brednæbbet Hvalfugl
German: Enten-Sturmvogel, Entensturmvogel und Taubensturmvogel, Forster-Entensturmvogel, Großer Entensturmvogel, GroßerEntensturmvogel
English: Blue Dove-Petrel, Broad billed Prion, Broad-billed Dove-Petrel, Broadbilled Prion, Broad-billed Prion, Broad-billed Whalebird, Broad-billed Whale-bird, Common Dove-petrel, Common Prion, Common Whale-bird, Icebird, Long-billed Dove-petrel, Long-billed Prion, Long-billed Whale-bird, Parara, Tristan Broad-billed Whale-bird, Whalebird
English, HBW: Broad-billed Prion
English (IOC): Broad-billed Prion
English (United States): Broad-billed Prion
Spanish: Pato-petrel Piquiancho, Petrel Paloma de Pico Ancho, Petrel-paloma de pico ancho, Prion pico ancho, Prión piquiancho
Spanish (Argentine): Prion pico ancho, Prión Pico Ancho
Spanish (Chile): Petrel-paloma de pico ancho
Spanish (Spain): Prión Piquiancho
Spanish (HBW): Broad-billed Prion
Spanish (Peru): Petrel-Azul de Pico Ancho
Estonian: mustnokk-vaalalind
Finnish: Leveänokkaprioni
French: Pétrel bleu au large bec, Prion à large bec, Prion de Forster
Croatian: krupnokljuni zovoj
Hungarian: szélescsőrű cethojsza
Icelandic: Nönnusvali
Italian: Prione a becco largo, Prione beccolargo
Japanese (romaji): hirohashikujiradori
Japanese: ヒロハシクジラドリ
Scientific: Pachyptila vittata, Pachyptila vittata balaena, Pachyptila vittata keyteli, Pachyptila vittata vittata, Prion vittatus keyteli, Procellaria Forsteri, Procellaria vittata
Lithuanian: plačiasnapis prionas
Maori: Parara
Dutch: Breedbekprion
Norwegian Nynorsk: Breinebbkvalfugl
Norwegian: Brednebbhvalfugl
Polish: petrelek szerokodzioby
Portuguese: faigão-de-bico-largo, Painho-filtrador-de-bico-largo, pardela-de-bico-de-pato, prião-de-bico-largo, Prion-bico-de-pato
Portuguese (Brazil): faigao-de-bico-largo, Faigão-de-bico-largo, pardela-de-bico-de-pato, prião-de-bico-largo
Portuguese (Portugal): Faigão-de-bico-largo
Russian: Ширококлювая китовая птичка, Ширококлювый прион
Slovak: hladinár širokozobý
Serbian: Širokokljuni prion
Swedish: Brednäbbad valfågel
Turkish: Büyük Priyon
Ukrainian: Пріон широкодзьобий
Chinese: 阔嘴锯鹱
Chinese (Traditional): 闊嘴鋸鸌

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