Pterodroma mollis (Soft-Plumaged Petrel)

Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Witkopstormvoël

Common Names in Dutch:

Donsstormvogel

Common Names in English:

Soft Plumaged Petrel, Soft-Plumaged Petrel, Softplumaged Petrel, Southern Soft-Plumaged Petrel

Common Names in French:

Pétrel Soyeux

Common Names in German:

Weichfeder-Sturmvogel, Weichfedersturmvogel

Common Names in Hebrew:

סערון צווארון

Common Names in Italian:

Petrello Dal Piumaggio Morbido

Common Names in Japanese:

カオジロミズナギドリ

Common Names in Russian:

Мягкоперый тайфунник

Common Names in Spanish:

Petrel Atlántico, Petrel Suave

Description

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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

Adult : Head : Crown: gray Face : white Eye Stripe: black mark Bill: black Length: short Neck: Collar : light gray Color: gray Throat : white Body: Back: gray Underparts: white Legs : Foot Color: pink Wings: Undersides: pale grayish-brown Tail: dark gray.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - 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 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes () - Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves ()
        Superorder: Passerimorphae ()
        Order: Ciconiiformes () - Bonaparte, 1854 - Albatrosses, Alcids
        Suborder: Ciconii () - �
        Infraorder: Ciconiides () - �
        Parvorder: Ciconiida ()
        Superfamily: Procellarioidea ()
        Family: Procellariidae () - Leach, 1820 - Petrels, Shearwaters
        Subfamily: Procellariinae ()
        Genus: Pterodroma () - Bonaparte, 1856
        Specific name: mollis - (Gould, 1844)
        Scientific name: - Pterodroma mollis (Gould, 1844)

Unambiguous Synonyms

Pterodroma mollis (Gould, 1844)

Notes

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

Similar Species

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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

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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.

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Notes

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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 12, 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 12, 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
OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
PANGAEA - Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data: Pangaea

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3851934
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-174590
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13816370
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 174590
IUCN ID: 49689
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 152275