Calonectris diomedea diomedea (North Atlantic Shearwater)

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Geelbekpylstormvoël

Common Names in Dutch:

Kuhls Pijlstormvogel

Common Names in English:

Cape Verde Shearwater, Cinereous Shearwater, Cory's Shearwater, North Atlantic Shearwater, Northern Shearwater

Common Names in French:

Puffin Cendré, Puffin Cendrée, Puffin Du Cap-Vert *

Common Names in German:

Gelbschnabel-Sturmtaucher, Gelbschnabelsturmtaucher

Common Names in Hebrew:

יסעור גדול

Common Names in Italian:

Berta Maggiore

Common Names in Japanese:

オニミズナギドリ

Common Names in Russian:

Средиземноморский буревестник

Common Names in Spanish:

Pardela Cenicienta, Pardela De Cory

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758
        Subclass: Avialae () - Gauthier, 1986
        Infraclass: Aves () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
        Cohort: Neognathae () - Pycraft, 1900
        Superorder: Procellariimorphae () - Fürbringer, 1888
        Order: Procellariiformes () - (Fürbringer, 1888)
        Suborder: Procellarae () - Gadow, 1893
        Infraorder: Ciconiides () -
        Parvorder: Ciconiida ()
        Superfamily: Procellarioidea () - Fürbringer, 1888
        Family: Procellariidae () - Leach, 1820
        Genus: Calonectris () - Mathews & Iredale, 1915
        Specific name: diomedea
        Subspecies: diomedea
        Scientific name: - Calonectris diomedea diomedea (Scopoli) 1769 (Scopoli) 1769 AnnusIHist.-Nat. p.74

Calonectris diomedea (Scopoli) 1769 • Puffinus diomedea diomedea Scopoli

Name Status: Accepted Name . Synonym: Puffinus diomedea diomedea. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 24, 1996.

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3851951
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-203447
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13818839
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 203447
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 412917