WoRMS taxon details
Pachyptila Illiger, 1811
204680 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204680)
accepted
Genus
- Species Pachyptila belcheri (Mathews, 1912)
- Species Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Pachyptila macgillivrayi (Mathews, 1912)
- Species Pachyptila salvini (Mathews, 1912)
- Species Pachyptila turtur (Kuhl, 1820)
- Species Pachyptila vittata (Forster, 1777)
- Species Pachyptila crassirostris (Mathews, 1912) accepted as Pachyptila turtur (Kuhl, 1820)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Small petrels. Blue -grey above, white below, with dark M-marks on upper wings (from behind) formed by blackish colouring...
Description Small petrels. Blue -grey above, white below, with dark M-marks on upper wings (from behind) formed by blackish colouring on outer primaries, leading edge to ‘wrist’ and across wing-coverts to scapular ends. Tail wedge-shaped with dark terminal bands and 12 feathers. Skin under mandible distensible, forming a pouch. <388> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Pachyptila Illiger, 1811. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204680 on 2024-11-24
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basis of record
Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Small petrels. Blue -grey above, white below, with dark M-marks on upper wings (from behind) formed by blackish colouring on outer primaries, leading edge to ‘wrist’ and across wing-coverts to scapular ends. Tail wedge-shaped with dark terminal bands and 12 feathers. Skin under mandible distensible, forming a pouch. <388> [details]
