Sooty Shearwater

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q27074603
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Sooty Shearwater

Summary

Sooty Shearwater is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (651 views/month, #1,525 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sooty Shearwater's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sooty Shearwater is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Sooty Shearwater's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Sooty Shearwater belongs to the parent taxon Ardenna[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Sooty Shearwater is Ardenna grisea[7].
  • Sooty Shearwater's Commons category is recorded as Ardenna grisea[8].
  • Sooty Shearwater's Commons gallery is recorded as Ardenna grisea[9].
  • Sooty Shearwater's original combination is recorded as Procellaria grisea[10].
  • Sooty Shearwater's taxon synonym is recorded as Puffinus griseus[11].
  • Sooty Shearwater's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. grisea'}[12].
  • Sooty Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sooty Shearwater'}[13].
  • Sooty Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pardela sombría'}[14].
  • Sooty Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Puffin fuligineux'}[15].
  • Sooty Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Malbaartjie (Grysvlerkpylstormvoël)'}[16].
  • Sooty Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dunkelsturmtaucher'}[17].
  • Sooty Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Gráskrofa'}[18].
  • Sooty Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Grauwe Pijlstormvogel'}[19].
  • Sooty Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Sodfarvet Skråpe'}[20].
  • Sooty Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Grålire'}[21].
  • Sooty Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Berta grigia'}[22].
  • Sooty Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Серый буревестник'}[23].
  • Sooty Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ハイイロミズナギドリ'}[24].
  • Sooty Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'nokiliitäjä'}[25].
  • Sooty Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'szürke vészmadár'}[26].
  • Sooty Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'burzyk szary'}[27].

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Classification

Sooty Shearwater's scientific name is Ardenna grisea[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'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pardela sombría'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Puffin fuligineux'}[15], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Malbaartjie (Grysvlerkpylstormvoël)'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dunkelsturmtaucher'}[17], and {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Gráskrofa'}[18].

Identifiers

Sooty Shearwater's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 502899[28]. Sooty Shearwater's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37052[29]. Sooty Shearwater's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8249990[30].

Why It Matters

Sooty Shearwater ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (651 views/month, #1,525 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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.
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  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  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 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. 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 . laji.fi. Provenance: 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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    Original combination Procellaria grisea
    Taxon rank species
    Taxon range Brazil, South America
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