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Gadfly petrel

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The gadfly petrels or Pterodroma are a genus of about 35 species of petrels, part of the seabird order Procellariiformes. [1]

60 relations: Aldabra, American Ornithological Society, Ancient Greek, Atlantic petrel, Barau's petrel, Bermuda petrel, Biogeography, Bird nest, Black-capped petrel, Black-winged petrel, Bonin petrel, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Chatham petrel, Collared petrel, Cook's petrel, De Filippi's petrel, Desertas petrel, Extinction, Fea's petrel, Fossil, Galápagos petrel, Gould's petrel, Great-winged petrel, Grey-faced petrel, Hawaiian petrel, Helm Identification Guides, Henderson petrel, Herald petrel, Horse-fly, Imber's petrel, Indian Ocean, International Ornithologists' Union, Jamaican petrel, Juan Fernández petrel, Kermadec petrel, List of gadfly petrels, List of Late Quaternary prehistoric bird species, Magenta petrel, Mottled petrel, Murphy's petrel, Northern storm petrel, O'ahu petrel, Pelagic zone, Petrel, Phoenix petrel, Pleistocene, Procellaria, Procellariiformes, Providence petrel, Puffinus, ..., Pycroft's petrel, Seabird, Soft-plumaged petrel, Stejneger's petrel, Taxonomy (biology), Trindade petrel, Vanuatu petrel, White-headed petrel, White-necked petrel, Zino's petrel. Expand index (10 more) »

Aldabra

Aldabra is the world's second-largest coral atoll.

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American Ornithological Society

The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is an ornithological organization based in the United States.

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Ancient Greek

The Ancient Greek language includes the forms of Greek used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around the 9th century BC to the 6th century AD.

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Atlantic petrel

The Atlantic petrel (Pterodroma incerta) is a gadfly petrel endemic to the South Atlantic Ocean.

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Barau's petrel

Barau's petrel (Pterodroma baraui) is a medium-sized gadfly petrel from the family Procellariidae.

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Bermuda petrel

The Bermuda petrel (Pterodroma cahow) is a gadfly petrel.

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Biogeography

Biogeography is the study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time.

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Bird nest

A bird nest is the spot in which a bird lays and incubates its eggs and raises its young.

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Black-capped petrel

The black-capped petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, Pterodroma.

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Black-winged petrel

The black-winged petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis) is a species of seabird in the family Procellariidae.

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Bonin petrel

The Bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca) is a seabird in the family Procellariidae.

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Charles Lucien Bonaparte

Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (24 May 1803 – 29 July 1857), was a French biologist and ornithologist.

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Chatham petrel

The Chatham petrel (Pterodroma axillaris) or ranguru (Maori) is a medium-sized, grey, white and black gadfly petrel.

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Collared petrel

The collared petrel (Pterodroma brevipes) is a species of seabird in the family Procellariidae.

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Cook's petrel

The Cook's petrel (blue-footed petrel) (Pterodroma cookii), is a Procellariform seabird.

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De Filippi's petrel

The De Filippi's petrel or Masatierra petrel (Pterodroma defilippiana) is a species of seabird in the family Procellariidae.

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Desertas petrel

The Desertas petrel (Pterodroma deserta) is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus which breeds on Bugio Island in the Desertas off Madeira.

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Extinction

In biology, extinction is the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species.

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Fea's petrel

The Fea's petrel (Pterodroma feae), is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, Pterodroma.

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Fossil

A fossil (from Classical Latin fossilis; literally, "obtained by digging") is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.

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Galápagos petrel

The Galápagos petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) is a large, long-winged gadfly petrel.

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Gould's petrel

Gould's petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera) is a species of seabird in the family Procellariidae.

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Great-winged petrel

The great-winged petrel (Pterodroma macroptera) is a petrel.

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Grey-faced petrel

The grey-faced petrel (Pterodroma gouldi) is a petrel endemic to the North Island of New Zealand.

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Hawaiian petrel

The Hawaiian petrel or uau (Pterodroma sandwichensis) is a large, dark grey-brown and white petrel that is endemic to Hawaiokinai.

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Helm Identification Guides

The Helm Identification Guides are a series of books that identify groups of birds.

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Henderson petrel

The Henderson petrel (Pterodroma atrata) is a ground-nesting species of seabird in the family Procellariidae.

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Herald petrel

The herald petrel (Pterodroma heraldica) is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels.

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Horse-fly

Horse-flies or horseflies (for other names, see common names) are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera.

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Imber's petrel

Imber's petrel (Pterodroma imberi) is an extinct seabird of gadfly petrel from the Chatham Islands.

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Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering (approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface).

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International Ornithologists' Union

The International Ornithologists' Union, formerly known as the International Ornithological Committee, is a group of about 200 international ornithologists, and is responsible for the International Ornithological Congress and other international ornithological activities, undertaken by its standing committees.

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Jamaican petrel

The Jamaican petrel (Pterodroma caribbaea) is (or was) a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, Pterodroma.

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Juan Fernández petrel

The Juan Fernández petrel (Pterodroma externa) is a species of seabird in the family Procellariidae.

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Kermadec petrel

The Kermadec petrel (Pterodroma neglecta) is a species of gadfly petrel in the family Procellariidae.

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List of gadfly petrels

This is a list of the birds that belong to the group gadfly petrels.

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List of Late Quaternary prehistoric bird species

Prehistoric birds are various taxa of birds that have become extinct before recorded history, or more precisely, before they could be studied alive by ornithologists.

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Magenta petrel

The Magenta petrel or Chatham Island taiko (Pterodroma magentae) is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, Pterodroma.

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Mottled petrel

The mottled petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata) or kōrure is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels.

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Murphy's petrel

The Murphy's petrel (Pterodroma ultima) is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels.

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Northern storm petrel

Northern storm petrels are seabirds in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes.

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O'ahu petrel

The Oahu petrel (Pterodroma jugabilis) is an extinct species of very small gadfly petrel known only from subfossil material found in the Hawaiian Islands.

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Pelagic zone

The pelagic zone consists of the water column of the open ocean, and can be further divided into regions by depth.

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Petrel

Petrels are tube-nosed seabirds in the bird order Procellariiformes.

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Phoenix petrel

The Phoenix petrel (Pterodroma alba) is a medium-sized tropical seabird, measuring up to long, with a wingspan of.

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Pleistocene

The Pleistocene (often colloquially referred to as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch which lasted from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the world's most recent period of repeated glaciations.

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Procellaria

Procellaria is a genus of Southern Ocean long-winged seabirds related to prions, and within the order Procellariiformes.

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Procellariiformes

Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters, and 2 families of storm petrels.

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Providence petrel

The providence petrel (Pterodroma solandri) is a species that nests in two locations; isolated Lord Howe Island, some 800 km from the Australian mainland in the Tasman Sea.

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Puffinus

Puffinus is a genus of seabirds in the order Procellariiformes.

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Pycroft's petrel

The Pycroft's petrel (Pterodroma pycrofti) is a species of seabird in the petrel and shearwater family Procellariidae.

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Seabird

Seabirds (also known as marine birds) are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment.

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Soft-plumaged petrel

The soft-plumaged petrel (Pterodroma mollis) is a species of seabird in the family Procellariidae.

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Stejneger's petrel

The Stejneger's petrel (Pterodroma longirostris) is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels.

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Taxonomy (biology)

Taxonomy is the science of defining and naming groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics.

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Trindade petrel

The Trindade petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana) is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels.

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Vanuatu petrel

The Vanuatu petrel or Falla's petrel (Pterodroma occulta) is a species of gadfly petrel.

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White-headed petrel

The white-headed petrel (Pterodroma lessonii), also known as the white-headed fulmar is a species of seabird in the petrel family, or Procellariidae.

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White-necked petrel

The white-necked petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis), also known as the white-naped petrel, is a species of seabird in the family Procellariidae.

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Zino's petrel

The Zino's petrel or freira (Pterodroma madeira) is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus which is endemic to the island of Madeira.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadfly_petrel

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