Great Shearwater

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q27074609
Great Shearwater
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Great Shearwater

Summary

Great Shearwater is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month, #1,567 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Shearwater's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Great Shearwater is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Great Shearwater's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Great Shearwater belongs to the parent taxon Ardenna[6].
  • Great Shearwater's scientific name is Ardenna gravis[7].
  • Great Shearwater's Commons category is recorded as Ardenna gravis[8].
  • Great Shearwater's Commons gallery is recorded as Ardenna gravis[9].
  • Great Shearwater's original combination is recorded as Procellaria gravis[10].
  • Great Shearwater's taxon synonym is recorded as Puffinus gravis[11].
  • Great Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Great Shearwater'}[12].
  • Great Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pardela capirotada'}[13].
  • Great Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Grootpylstormvoël'}[14].
  • Great Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Puffin majeur'}[15].
  • Great Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Hettuskrofa'}[16].
  • Great Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kappensturmtaucher'}[17].
  • Great Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Grote Pijlstormvogel'}[18].
  • Great Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': "Berta dell'Atlantico"}[19].
  • Great Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Storlire'}[20].
  • Great Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Storskråpe'}[21].
  • Great Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Большой пестробрюхий буревестник'}[22].
  • Great Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ズグロミズナギドリ'}[23].
  • Great Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'isoliitäjä'}[24].
  • Great Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'buřňák velký'}[25].
  • Great Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'mustkõht-tormilind'}[26].
  • Great Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'nagy vészmadár'}[27].

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Classification

Great Shearwater's scientific name is Ardenna gravis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Ardenna[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pardela capirotada'}[13], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Grootpylstormvoël'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Puffin majeur'}[15], {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Hettuskrofa'}[16], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kappensturmtaucher'}[17].

Identifiers

Great Shearwater's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 475120[28]. Great Shearwater's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37051[29]. Great Shearwater's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 47187503[30]. Great Shearwater's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8596590[31].

Why It Matters

Great Shearwater ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month, #1,567 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. 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 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. 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. 26d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym Puffinus gravis
    Nztcs conservation status vagrant
    Taxon rank species
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