Pterodroma
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Pterodroma cervicalis
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + δρόμος (drómos, “running; racetrack”); named for their speedy weaving flight.
Proper noun
Pterodroma f
- 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
