Polynesian Storm-Petrel
Polynesian Storm-Petrel
Here the details of the Polynesian Storm-Petrel named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Procellaria fuliginosa Syst.Nat. 1 pt2 p.562
Taxonomy: Procellariiformes / Oceanitidae / Nesofregetta
Taxonomy Code: pospet1
Type Locality: Tahiti. Melanistic phase.
Author: Gmelin, JF
Publish Year: 1789
IUCN Status: Endangered
DEFINITIONS
NESOFREGETTA
(Oceanitidae; Ϯ Polynesian Storm-petrel N. fuliginosa) Gr. νησος nēsos island (= Samoa); genus Fregetta Bonaparte, 1855, storm-petrel; "The species mœstissima Salvin differs from these [Fregetta, Fregettornis] much in the same manner that members of the genus Oceanodroma differ from Hydrobates, and those who keep these distinct must likewise admit that a new genus must be utilised for this species. I therefore propose NESOFREGETTA nov., with type F. mœstissima Salvin, and would attach here F. albigularis Finsch." (Mathews 1912); "Nesofregetta Mathews, Bds. Austr., 2, 1912, p. 31. Type, by original designation, Fregetta mœstissima Salvin [= melanistic phase of Nesofretta fuliginosa]." (Peters 1931, 1, 71).
fuliginosa / fuliginosum / fuliginosus
Late L. fuliginosus sooty, covered with soot < L. fuligo, fuliginis soot.
● ex “Soui-manga carmelite” of Audebert & Vieillot 1802 (Chalcomitra).
● ex “Grimpar Enfumé” of Levaillant 1807, pl. 28 (Dendrocincla).
● ex “Sooty Petrel” of Latham 1785 (Nesofregetta).
● ex “Sooty or Brown Albatros” of Latham 1785 (syn. Phoebetria palpebrata).
● ex “Hirondelle de Mer à grande envergure” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Sooty Tern”, “Simple Tern, var. A” and “Dusky Tern” of Latham 1785 (syn. Onychoprion fuscatus).
● ex “Gobe-mouche brun de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 574, fig. 1, and “Brown Fly-catcher” of Latham 1783 (unident.; has been linked with Cnemotriccus fuscatus and with Contopus cinereus).
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)