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| The '''gadfly petrels''' or '''''Pterodroma''''' are a genus of about 35 species of ]s, part of the ] order ]. The gadfly petrels are named for their speedy weaving flight, as if evading gadflies (]). The flight action is also reflected in the name ''Pterodroma'', from ] ''pteron'', "wing" and ''dromos'', "runner". |
The '''gadfly petrels''' or '''''Pterodroma''''' are a genus of about 35 species of ]s, part of the ] order ]. The gadfly petrels are named for their speedy weaving flight, as if evading gadflies (]). The flight action is also reflected in the name ''Pterodroma'', from ] ''pteron'', "wing" and ''dromos'', "runner". | ||
| The short, sturdy bills of these medium to large petrels are adapted for soft prey that they pick from the ocean surface. They have twisted intestines for digesting marine animals that have unusual biochemistries. | The short, sturdy bills of these medium to large petrels are adapted for soft prey that they pick from the ocean surface. They have twisted intestines for digesting marine animals that have unusual biochemistries. | ||
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| While generally wide-ranging, most ''Pterodroma'' species are confined to a single ocean basin (e.g. Atlantic), and vagrancy is not as common amongst the genus as in some other seabird species (c.f. the storm petrels ]). | While generally wide-ranging, most ''Pterodroma'' species are confined to a single ocean basin (e.g. Atlantic), and vagrancy is not as common amongst the genus as in some other seabird species (c.f. the storm petrels ]). | ||
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| The genus ''Pterodroma'' was introduced in 1856 by the French naturalist ].<ref>{{ cite journal | last=Bonaparte | first=Charles Lucien | author-link=Charles Lucien Bonaparte | year=1856 | title=Espèces nouvelles d'oiseaux d'Asie et d'Amérique, et tableaux paralléliques des Pélagiens ou Gaviae | language=French | journal=Compte Rendus Hebdomadaire des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences | volume=42 | pages=764–776 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1212582 }}</ref> The genus name combines the ] ''pteron'' meaning "wing" with ''dromos '' meaning "racer" or "runner".<ref>{{cite book | last=Jobling | first=James A. | year=2010| title=The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | publisher=Christopher Helm | location=London | isbn=978-1-4081-2501-4 | page=322 | url=https://archive.org/stream/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling#page/n322/mode/1up }}</ref> The ] was subsequently designated as the ] by the American ornithologist ] in 1866.<ref>{{ cite journal | last=Coues | first=Elliott | author-link=Elliott Coues | date=1866 | title=Critical review of the family Procellaridae: Part IV; Embracing the Aestrelateae and the Prioneae | journal=Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia | volume=18 | pages=134-172 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1861596 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite book | editor1-last=Mayr | editor1-first=Ernst | editor1-link=Ernst Mayr | editor2-last=Cottrell | editor2-first=G. William | year=1979 | title=Check-List of Birds of the World | volume=Volume 1 | edition=2nd | publisher=Museum of Comparative Zoology | location=Cambridge, Massachusetts | page=65 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108705 }}</ref> | |||
| The species listed here are those recognised in the online list maintained by ], ] and David Donsker on behalf of the ] (IOC). The genus includes 35 species, of which one has become extinct in historical times.<ref name=ioc>{{cite web| editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor1-link=Frank Gill (ornithologist) | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | editor3-last=Rasmussen | editor3-first=Pamela | editor3-link=Pamela Rasmussen | date=July 2021 | title=Petrels, albatrosses | work=IOC World Bird List Version 11.2 | url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/petrels/ | publisher=International Ornithologists' Union | access-date=23 December 2021 }}</ref> | The species listed here are those recognised in the online list maintained by ], ] and David Donsker on behalf of the ] (IOC). The genus includes 35 species, of which one has become extinct in historical times.<ref name=ioc>{{cite web| editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor1-link=Frank Gill (ornithologist) | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | editor3-last=Rasmussen | editor3-first=Pamela | editor3-link=Pamela Rasmussen | date=July 2021 | title=Petrels, albatrosses | work=IOC World Bird List Version 11.2 | url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/petrels/ | publisher=International Ornithologists' Union | access-date=23 December 2021 }}</ref> | ||
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Genus of birds
| Gadfly petrels | |
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| Black-capped petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Procellariidae |
| Genus: | Pterodroma Bonaparte, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Procellaria macroptera (great-winged petrel) Smith A., 1840 | |
| Species | |
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About 35, see text | |
The gadfly petrels or Pterodroma are a genus of about 35 species of petrels, part of the seabird order Procellariiformes. The gadfly petrels are named for their speedy weaving flight, as if evading gadflies (horseflies). The flight action is also reflected in the name Pterodroma, from Ancient Greek pteron, "wing" and dromos, "runner".
The short, sturdy bills of these medium to large petrels are adapted for soft prey that they pick from the ocean surface. They have twisted intestines for digesting marine animals that have unusual biochemistries.
Their complex wing and face marking are probably for interspecific recognition.
These birds nest in colonies on islands and are pelagic when not breeding. One white egg is laid usually in a burrow or on open ground. They are nocturnal at the breeding colonies.
While generally wide-ranging, most Pterodroma species are confined to a single ocean basin (e.g. Atlantic), and vagrancy is not as common amongst the genus as in some other seabird species (c.f. the storm petrels Hydrobatidae).
Taxonomy
The genus Pterodroma was introduced in 1856 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek pteron meaning "wing" with dromos meaning "racer" or "runner". The type species was subsequently designated as the great-winged petrel by the American ornithologist Elliott Coues in 1866.
The species listed here are those recognised in the online list maintained by Frank Gill, Pamela Rasmussen and David Donsker on behalf of the International Ornithological Committee (IOC). The genus includes 35 species, of which one has become extinct in historical times.
- Pterodroma macroptera, Great-winged petrel (Indian and Atlantic basins)
- Pterodroma lessonii, White-headed petrel (Southern Ocean)
- Pterodroma gouldi, Grey-faced petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma incerta, Atlantic petrel (Atlantic Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma solandri, Providence petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma magentae, Magenta petrel (Pacific Ocean basin, but poorly known)
- Pterodroma ultima, Murphy's petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma mollis, Soft-plumaged petrel (Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and margins of Western Pacific Ocean)
- Pterodroma madeira, Zino's petrel or Madeira petrel (Atlantic Ocean basin )
- Pterodroma feae, Fea's petrel (Atlantic Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma desertae, Desertas petrel (disputed) (Atlantic Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma cahow, Bermuda petrel (Atlantic Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma hasitata, Black-capped petrel (Atlantic Ocean basin)
- † Pterodroma caribbaea, Jamaican petrel, (extinct) (Atlantic Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma externa, Juan Fernández petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma occulta, Vanuatu petrel or Falla's petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma neglecta, Kermadec petrel (Pacific Ocean basin, with eccentric breeding locality in the Indian Ocean at Round Island, Mauritius)
- Pterodroma heraldica, herald petrel (Pacific Ocean basin) – split from P. arminjoniana
- Pterodroma arminjoniana, Trindade petrel (Atlantic Ocean basin, with eccentric breeding locality in the Indian Ocean at Round Island, Mauritius)
- Pterodroma atrata, Henderson petrel (Pacific Ocean basin) – split from P. arminjoniana
- Pterodroma alba, Phoenix petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma baraui, Barau's petrel (Indian Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma sandwichensis, Hawaiian petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma phaeopygia, Galápagos petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma inexpectata, Mottled petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma cervicalis, White-necked petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma nigripennis, Black-winged petrel (Pacific Ocean basin with eccentric breeding locality in the Indian Ocean at Round Island, Mauritius)
- Pterodroma axillaris, Chatham petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma hypoleuca, Bonin petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma leucoptera, Gould's petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma brevipes, Collared petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma cookii, Cook's petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma defilippiana, De Filippi's petrel or Masatierra petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma longirostris, Stejneger's petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
- Pterodroma pycrofti, Pycroft's petrel (Pacific Ocean basin)
See also
References
- Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1856). "Espèces nouvelles d'oiseaux d'Asie et d'Amérique, et tableaux paralléliques des Pélagiens ou Gaviae". Compte Rendus Hebdomadaire des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (in French). 42: 764–776 .
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 322. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- Coues, Elliott (1866). "Critical review of the family Procellaridae: Part IV; Embracing the Aestrelateae and the Prioneae". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 18: 134-172 .
- Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds. (1979). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. Volume 1 (2nd ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 65.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Petrels, albatrosses". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ Jaramillo, Alvaro (July 2013). "Proposal 582: Split Pterodroma heraldica and P. atrata from P. arminjoniana". South American Classification Committee, American Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 December 2021.