Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Langvlerkstormvoël |
| Czech | buřňák dlouhokřídlý |
| English | Great-winged Petrel |
| English (United States) | Great-winged Petrel |
| French | Pétrel noir |
| French (France) | Pétrel noir |
| German | Langflügel-Sturmvogel |
| Icelandic | Ránardrúði |
| Japanese | ハネナガミズナギドリ |
| Norwegian | storvingepetrell |
| Polish | petrel długoskrzydły |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | fura-buxo-de-cara-cinza |
| Russian | Длиннокрылый тайфунник |
| Serbian | Dugokrila burnica |
| Slovak | tajfúnnik veľkokrídly |
| Spanish | Petrel Aligrande |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Petrel Apizarrado |
| Spanish (Chile) | Petrel de alas grandes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Petrel aligrande |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Petrel Apizarrado |
| Swedish | långvingad petrell |
| Turkish | Uzun Kanatlı Fırtınakuşu |
| Ukrainian | Тайфунник довгокрилий |
Pterodroma macroptera (Smith, 1840)
PROTONYM:
Procellaria macroptera
Smith, 1840. Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836 pt. 11, pl.A52.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape seas.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PTERODROMA
- macroptera / macropterum
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SPECIES
Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera Scientific name definitions
Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 29, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 29, 2014
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera
Authors
Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Carboneras, C., F. Jutglar, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grwpet3.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- August 29, 2014
- Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera
Authors
Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Francesc Jutglar and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Carboneras, C., F. Jutglar, and G. M. Kirwan (2014). Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.