Pterodroma lessonii

• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Family Procellariidae

Small- to medium-sized seabirds with a characteristic tubular nasal passage which is used for smell. Most have weak legs , and all are strong fliers.

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to -5,716 meters (0 to -18,753 feet).Mean = -3,689.560 meters (-12,104.856 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,033.080 based on 3,907 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Pterodroma lessonii (Garnot, 1826)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

Members of the genus Pterodroma

There are approximately 68 species in this genus:

P. alba (Phoenix Petrel) · P. arminjoniana (Herald Petrel) · P. arminjoniana arminjoniana · P. arminjoniana heraldica · P. aterrima · P. atrata (Henderson Petrel) · P. axillaris (Chatham Islands Petrel) · P. baraui (Barau's Petrel) · P. becki · P. brevipes (Collared Petrel) · P. brevirostris (Kerguelen Petrel) · P. cahow (Bermuda Petrel) · P. caribbaea (Jamaica Petrel) · P. cervicalis (White-Necked Petrel) · P. cooki defilippiana · P. cookii (Cook's Petrel) · P. cookii cookii · P. cookii orientalis (Cook's Petrel) · P. defilippiana (De Filippi's Petrel) · P. externa (Juan Fernandez Petrel) · P. externa cervicalis · P. externa externa · P. externa ssp · P. feae (Fea's Petrel) · P. hasitata (Black-Capped Petrel) · P. hasitata caribbaea · P. hasitata hasitata · P. heraldica · P. hypoleuca (Bonin Petrel) · P. hypoleuca hypoleuca · P. incerta (Atlantic Petrel) · P. inexpectata (Mottled Petrel) · P. jugabilis · P. lessoni · P. lessonii (White-Headed Petrel) · P. leucoptera (Gould's Petrel) · P. leucoptera brevipes · P. leucoptera caledonica · P. leucoptera hypoleuca · P. leucoptera leucoptera · P. longirostris (Stejneger's Petrel) · P. macgillivrayi · P. macroptera (Great-Winged Petrel) · P. macroptera gouldi · P. macroptera macroptera · P. madeira (Freira) · P. magentae (Chatham Island Taiko) · P. mollis (Soft-Plumaged Petrel) · P. mollis deserta · P. mollis dubia · P. mollis feae · P. mollis madeira · P. mollis mollis · P. neglecta (Kermadec Petrel) · P. neglecta juana · P. neglecta neglecta · P. nigripennis (Black-Winged Petrel) · P. occulta · P. phaeopygia (Galapagos Petrel) · P. phaeopygia phaeopygia · P. phaeopygia sandwichensis (Hawaiian Dark-Rumped Petrel) · P. pycrofti (Pycroft's Petrel) · P. rostrata (Tahiti Petrel) · P. rostrata rostrata · P. rupinarum (Large St Helena Petrel) · P. sandwichensis (Hawaiian Petrel) · P. solandri (Providence Petrel) · P. ultima (Murphy's Petrel)

Bibliography

• Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.

More Info

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Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 09, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 09, 2008:

• Australian Antarctic Data Centre: Seabirds of the Southern and South Indian Ocean
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: SEAMAP - marine mammals, birds and turtles
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3851931
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-174587
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13849274
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 174587
• IUCN ID: 49688
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 152268

Footnotes

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