Pterodroma

Translingual

Pterodroma cervicalis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) δρόμος (drómos, “running; racetrack”); named for their speedy weaving flight.

Proper noun

Pterodroma f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – gadfly petrels.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Procellariiformes - order; Procellariidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pterodroma macroptera (great-winged petrel) - type species; Pterodroma alba, Pterodroma arminjoniana, Pterodroma atrata, Pterodroma axillaris, Pterodroma baraui, Pterodroma brevipes, Pterodroma cahow, Pterodroma cervicalis, Pterodroma cookii, Pterodroma defilippiana, Pterodroma externa, Pterodroma feae, Pterodroma hasitata, Pterodroma heraldica, Pterodroma hypoleuca, Pterodroma incerta, Pterodroma inexpectata, Pterodroma lessonii, Pterodroma leucoptera, Pterodroma longirostris, Pterodroma madeira, Pterodroma magentae, Pterodroma mollis, Pterodroma neglecta, Pterodroma nigripennis, Pterodroma occulta, Pterodroma phaeopygia, Pterodroma pycrofti, Pterodroma sandwichensis, Pterodroma solandri, Pterodroma ultima - other species

References

• Gadfly petrel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pterodroma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pterodroma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN