Antarctic Petrel
Antarctic Petrel
Here the details of the Antarctic Petrel named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Procellaria antarctica Syst.Nat. 1 pt2 p.565
Taxonomy: Procellariiformes / Procellariidae / Thalassoica
Taxonomy Code: antpet1
Type Locality: within the Antarctic Circle between lat. 36° S. and 61° S.
Author: Gmelin, JF
Publish Year: 1789
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
THALASSOICA
(Procellariidae; Ϯ Antarctic Petrel T. antarctica) Gr. θαλασσα thalassa, θαλασσης thalassēs sea; οικος oikos dwelling < οικεω oikeō to inhabit; "Genera et Species typicae. ... c. α. *Thalassoica Rchb. antarctica (Proc. — Gray) Rchb. Ic. Av. t. 22. ic. 790—792." (Reichenbach 1853); "180. Thalassoica, Reich. (Daption, Steph. - Procellaria, Hombr. et Jacq.) Rostrum modicum, crassum quam in congeneribus valde longiore et debiliore. M. antarct. 2. 1. PROCELLARIA glacialoides, Smith. ... 2. PROCELLARIA antarctica, Gm." (Bonaparte 1857); "Thalassoica Reichenbach, Av. Syst. Nat., 1852 (1853), p. iv. Type, by original designation, Procellaria antarctica Gmelin." (Peters 1931, I, 51).
Var. Thalassoeca.
Synon. Aeipetes.
antarctica / antarcticus
L. antarcticus southern, antarctic < Gr. ανταρκτικος antarktikos antarctic < αντι anti opposite; αρκτος arktos north.
● Tierra del Fuego; ex “Antarctic Goose” of Latham 1785 (syn. Chloephaga hybrida).
● Antarctic Ocean; ex “Procellaria glacialis, var. β” of Latham 1790 (syn. Fulmarus glacialoides).
● "The vast Island or rather Continent of Australia, Australasia, or New Holland ... Antarctic Pigeon ... Its most distinguishing character is the elegant semi-pendent occipital crest" (Shaw 1794) (Lopholaimus).
● Falklands Is., New Zealand and New Holland; ex “Statenland Eagle” of Latham 1781 (syn. Phalcoboenus australis).
● Within the Antarctic Circle between lat. 36º S and 61º S; ex “Petrel brun et blanc” of de Bougainville 1771, “Antarctic Peteril” of Cook 1777, and Latham 1785, and “Pétrel Antarctique” or “Damier brun” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (Thalassoica).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)