Genus Pachyptila Illiger, 1811
Type species:
Procellaria forsteri Latham, J., 1790 (= Procellaria vittata Forster, 1777) by subsequent designation, see Selby, P.J. 1840. A Catalogue of the Generic and Sub-generic Types of the Class Aves, Birds, arranged according to the Natural System. Newcastle : T. & J. Hodgson 70 pp. [49].Secondary source:
Mathews, G.M. 1927. Systema Avium Australasianarum. A systematic list of the birds of the Australasian region. London : British Ornithologists' Union Pt 1 iv 426 pp. [126]; Condon, H.T. 1975. Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union xx 311 pp. [26]; Jouanin, C. & Mougin, J-L. 1979. Order Procellariiformes. pp. 48-121 in Mayr, E. & Cottrell, G.W. Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Museum of Comparative Zoology Vol. 1 Edn 2, pp.xvii + 547. [79]; Tennyson, A.J.D. 2010. Order PROCELLARIIFORMES: Albatrosses, Petrels, Prions and Shearwaters. pp.64-135 in Gill, B.G., Bell, B.D., Chambers, G.K., Medway, D.G., Palma, R.L., Scofield, R.P., Tennyson, A.J.D. & Worthy, T.H. Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica. Wellington : Te Papa Press 4th Edn, 500 pp. [98].- Prion Lesson, R.P. 1828. Manuel d' Ornithologie, ou Description des Genres et des principales Espèces d'Oiseaux. Paris : Roret Vol. 2 448 pp. [399] [Prion Lacépède, 1799 nomen dubium (indeterminable) cf. Mathews & Iredale 1913, Iredale 1913 and Mathews 1922].
Type species:
Procellaria vittata Gmelin, 1789 by monotypy.Secondary source:
Iredale, T. 1913. On some interesting birds in the Vienna Museum. Austral Avian Records 2: 14-32 [25]; Mathews, G.M. & Iredale, T. 1913. A Reference List of the Birds of New Zealand. Part 1. Ibis 10 1(2): 201-263 [236]; Mathews, G.M. 1922. Additions and corrections to my check list, 1920. Austral Avian Records 4: 165-171 [166]; Mathews, G.M. 1927. Systema Avium Australasianarum. A systematic list of the birds of the Australasian region. London : British Ornithologists' Union Pt 1 iv 426 pp. [126]; Condon, H.T. 1975. Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union xx 311 pp. [26]; Tennyson, A.J.D. 2010. Order PROCELLARIIFORMES: Albatrosses, Petrels, Prions and Shearwaters. pp.64-135 in Gill, B.G., Bell, B.D., Chambers, G.K., Medway, D.G., Palma, R.L., Scofield, R.P., Tennyson, A.J.D. & Worthy, T.H. Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica. Wellington : Te Papa Press 4th Edn, 500 pp. [98]. - Attaprion Mathews, G.M. 1933. [Untitled] Mr. Gregory M. Mathews sent the following notes. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 54(371): 25 [25].
Type species:
Procellaria desolata Gmelin, 1789 by original designation.Secondary source:
Condon, H.T. 1975. Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union xx 311 pp. [26]; Tennyson, A.J.D. 2010. Order PROCELLARIIFORMES: Albatrosses, Petrels, Prions and Shearwaters. pp.64-135 in Gill, B.G., Bell, B.D., Chambers, G.K., Medway, D.G., Palma, R.L., Scofield, R.P., Tennyson, A.J.D. & Worthy, T.H. Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica. Wellington : Te Papa Press 4th Edn, 500 pp. [99]. - Salviprion Mathews, G.M. 1943. New genera. pp. 27-30 in Mathews, G.M. & Hallstrom, E.J.L. Notes on the order Procellariformes. Canberra : Verity Hewitt Bookshop pp. 62. [30].
Type species:
Prion salvini Mathews, 1912 by original designation.Secondary source:
Condon, H.T. 1975. Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union xx 311 pp. [26]; Tennyson, A.J.D. 2010. Order PROCELLARIIFORMES: Albatrosses, Petrels, Prions and Shearwaters. pp.64-135 in Gill, B.G., Bell, B.D., Chambers, G.K., Medway, D.G., Palma, R.L., Scofield, R.P., Tennyson, A.J.D. & Worthy, T.H. Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica. Wellington : Te Papa Press 4th Edn, 500 pp. [99]. - Pseudoprion Coues, E. 1866. Critical review of the family Procellaridae: Part IV; embracing the Aestrelateae and Prioneae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 18: 134-172 [164].
Type species:
Procellaria turtur Kuhl, 1820 by original designation.Secondary source:
Mathews, G.M. 1927. Systema Avium Australasianarum. A systematic list of the birds of the Australasian region. London : British Ornithologists' Union Pt 1 iv 426 pp. [127]; Condon, H.T. 1975. Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union xx 311 pp. [26]; Tennyson, A.J.D. 2010. Order PROCELLARIIFORMES: Albatrosses, Petrels, Prions and Shearwaters. pp.64-135 in Gill, B.G., Bell, B.D., Chambers, G.K., Medway, D.G., Palma, R.L., Scofield, R.P., Tennyson, A.J.D. & Worthy, T.H. Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica. Wellington : Te Papa Press 4th Edn, 500 pp. [98]. - Fulmariprion Mathews, G.M. 1912. The Birds of Australia. London : Witherby & Co. Vol. 2. [215].
Type species:
Pseudoprion turtur crassirostris Mathews, 1912 by original designation.Secondary source:
Mathews, G.M. 1927. Systema Avium Australasianarum. A systematic list of the birds of the Australasian region. London : British Ornithologists' Union Pt 1 iv 426 pp. [127]; Condon, H.T. 1975. Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union xx 311 pp. [26]; Tennyson, A.J.D. 2010. Order PROCELLARIIFORMES: Albatrosses, Petrels, Prions and Shearwaters. pp.64-135 in Gill, B.G., Bell, B.D., Chambers, G.K., Medway, D.G., Palma, R.L., Scofield, R.P., Tennyson, A.J.D. & Worthy, T.H. Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica. Wellington : Te Papa Press 4th Edn, 500 pp. [98]. - Heteroprion Mathews, G.M. 1912. The Birds of Australia. London : Witherby & Co. Vol. 2. [222].
Type species:
Heteroprion belcheri Mathews, G.M., 1912 by original designation.Secondary source:
Mathews, G.M. 1927. Systema Avium Australasianarum. A systematic list of the birds of the Australasian region. London : British Ornithologists' Union Pt 1 iv 426 pp. [127]; Condon, H.T. 1975. Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union xx 311 pp. [26]; Tennyson, A.J.D. 2010. Order PROCELLARIIFORMES: Albatrosses, Petrels, Prions and Shearwaters. pp.64-135 in Gill, B.G., Bell, B.D., Chambers, G.K., Medway, D.G., Palma, R.L., Scofield, R.P., Tennyson, A.J.D. & Worthy, T.H. Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica. Wellington : Te Papa Press 4th Edn, 500 pp. [99].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Macquarie Island Province (24), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory, Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.), Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater, Macquarie Island terrestrial & freshwater
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | PROCELLARIIFORMES | 02-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Wayne Longmore |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |