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Christmas Shearwater

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Christmas Shearwater
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Christmas Shearwater

Summary

Christmas Shearwater is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Christmas Shearwater's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Christmas Shearwater is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Christmas Shearwater's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Christmas Shearwater is classified within Puffinus[6].
  • Christmas Shearwater's scientific name is Puffinus nativitatis[7].
  • Christmas Shearwater's Commons category is recorded as Puffinus nativitatis[8].
  • Christmas Shearwater's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Puffinus nativitatis[9].
  • Christmas Shearwater's Commons gallery is recorded as Puffinus nativitatis[10].
  • Christmas Shearwater's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. nativitatis'}[11].
  • Christmas Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'aderyn drycin Ynys y Nadolig'}[12].
  • Christmas Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Christmas Shearwater'}[13].
  • Christmas Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weihnachtssturmtaucher'}[14].
  • Christmas Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pardela de Navidad'}[15].
  • Christmas Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "baldriga de l'illa Christmas"}[16].
  • Christmas Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'buřňák tropický'}[17].
  • Christmas Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'polüneesia tormilind'}[18].
  • Christmas Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Brunlire'}[19].
  • Christmas Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'コミズナギドリ'}[20].
  • Christmas Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Рождественский буревестник'}[21].
  • Christmas Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Polynesisk Skråpe'}[22].
  • Christmas Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'polynesianliitäjä'}[23].
  • Christmas Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'karácsony-szigeteki vészmadár'}[24].
  • Christmas Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'burzyk brunatny'}[25].
  • Christmas Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'víchrovník černastý'}[26].
  • Christmas Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'brunlira'}[27].

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Classification

Christmas Shearwater's scientific name is Puffinus nativitatis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Puffinus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'aderyn drycin Ynys y Nadolig'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weihnachtssturmtaucher'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pardela de Navidad'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "baldriga de l'illa Christmas"}[16], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'buřňák tropický'}[17].

Identifiers

Christmas Shearwater's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4101[28]. Christmas Shearwater's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 48682[29]. Christmas Shearwater's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229340[30]. Christmas Shearwater's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174565[31].

Why It Matters

Christmas Shearwater ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . New vertebrate species discovered in China in 2023. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+17'}
    Nztcs conservation status → vagrant
    Taxon rank → species
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