Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witkopstormvoël |
| Dutch | Witkopstormvogel |
| English | White-headed Petrel |
| English (United States) | White-headed Petrel |
| French | Pétrel de Lesson |
| French (French Guiana) | Pétrel de Lesson |
| German | Weißkopf-Sturmvogel |
| Icelandic | Sólardrúði |
| Japanese | メグロシロハラミズナギドリ |
| Norwegian | hvithodepetrell |
| Polish | petrel białogłowy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | grazina-de-cabeça-branca |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Freira-de-cabeça-branca |
| Russian | Белоголовый тайфунник |
| Serbian | Beloglava burnica |
| Slovak | tajfúnnik bielohlavý |
| Spanish | Petrel Cabeciblanco |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Petrel Cabeza Blanca |
| Spanish (Chile) | Fardela de frente blanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Petrel cabeciblanco |
| Swedish | vithuvad petrell |
| Turkish | Ak Başlı Fırtınakuşu |
| Ukrainian | Тайфунник білоголовий |
Pterodroma lessonii (Garnot, 1826)
PROTONYM:
Procellaria Lessonii
Garnot, 1826. Ann.Sci.Nat. 7, p.54 pl.4.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Dans les parages du Cap Horn et de la mer Pacifique par 52° de lat. sept. [= austr.] et 85° de longit.
Definitions
- PTERODROMA
- lessonia / lessonii
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White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii Scientific name definitions
Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 2, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 2, 2014
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii
Authors
Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Carboneras, C., F. Jutglar, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). White-headed Petrel (Pterodroma lessonii), 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.whhpet1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- June 2, 2014
- White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii
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). White-headed Petrel (Pterodroma lessonii). 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.