The Cape petrel, also called the Cape pigeon, pintado petrel, or Cape fulmar, is a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae. It is the only member of the genus Daption, and is allied to the fulmarine petrels, and the giant petrels. They are extremely common seabirds with an estimated population of around 2 million. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.132
Protonym:
Procellaria capensis
Type locality:
Cape of Good Hope.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/150/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
AAC2D6136C46A743
Avibase ID:
avibase-AAC2D613
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AAC2D613
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174534
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Pintado Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Pintado Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Pintado Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Pintado Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Cape Petrel ( Daption capensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Damier du Cap ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Damier du Cap ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Pintado Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Pintado Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Daption capense [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Daption capensis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Daption capense [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Cape Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Pintado Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Pintado Petrel ( Daption capense) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Daption capense [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Daption capense [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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