Short-tailed Shearwater

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q27074605
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Short-tailed Shearwater

Summary

Short-tailed Shearwater is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (446 views/month, #1,440 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Short-tailed Shearwater's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater belongs to the parent taxon Ardenna[6].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater is endemic to Australia[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Short-tailed Shearwater is Ardenna tenuirostris[8].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater's Commons category is recorded as Ardenna tenuirostris[9].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater's Commons gallery is recorded as Ardenna tenuirostris[10].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater's original combination is recorded as Procellaria tenuirostris[11].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater's taxon synonym is recorded as Puffinus tenuirostris[12].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. tenuirostris'}[13].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Short-tailed Shearwater'}[14].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kurzschwanz-Sturmtaucher'}[15].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pardela de Tasmania'}[16].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'baldriga de Tasmània'}[17].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'buřňák tenkozobý'}[18].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'austraalia tormilind'}[19].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Smalnebblire'}[20].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Тонкоклювый буревестник'}[21].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ハシボソミズナギドリ'}[22].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Tyndnæbbet Skråpe'}[23].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'lyhytpyrstöliitäjä'}[24].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'vékonycsőrű vészmadár'}[25].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'burzyk cienkodzioby'}[26].
  • Short-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'víchrovník tenkozobý'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Short-tailed Shearwater is Ardenna tenuirostris[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Ardenna[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kurzschwanz-Sturmtaucher'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pardela de Tasmania'}[16], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'baldriga de Tasmània'}[17], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'buřňák tenkozobý'}[18], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'austraalia tormilind'}[19].

Distribution

Short-tailed Shearwater is endemic to Australia[7].

Identifiers

Short-tailed Shearwater's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 475116[28]. Short-tailed Shearwater's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 48684[29]. Short-tailed Shearwater's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7456133[30].

Why It Matters

Short-tailed Shearwater ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (446 views/month, #1,440 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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  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] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Nztcs conservation status migrant
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    Wingspan {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+95.5'}
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