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Wedge-tailed Shearwater

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Wedge-tailed Shearwater
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Summary

Wedge-tailed Shearwater is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #1,531 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater is classified within Ardenna[6].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater's scientific name is Ardenna pacifica[7].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater's Commons category is recorded as Ardenna pacifica[8].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater's Commons gallery is recorded as Ardenna pacifica[9].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater's original combination is recorded as Procellaria pacifica[10].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater's taxon synonym is recorded as Puffinus pacificus[11].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. pacifica'}[12].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wedge-tailed Shearwater'}[13].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Keilschwanz-Sturmtaucher'}[14].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pardela del Pacífico'}[15].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'baldriga del Pacífic'}[16].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'buřňák klínoocasý'}[17].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'kiilsaba-tormilind'}[18].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kilehalelire'}[19].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Клинохвостый буревестник'}[20].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オナガミズナギドリ'}[21].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kilehalet Skråpe'}[22].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'suippopyrstöliitäjä'}[23].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'változékony vészmadár'}[24].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'burzyk klinosterny'}[25].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'víchrovník klinochvostý'}[26].
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'kilstjärtslira'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Wedge-tailed Shearwater is Ardenna pacifica[7]. 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'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Keilschwanz-Sturmtaucher'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pardela del Pacífico'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'baldriga del Pacífic'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'buřňák klínoocasý'}[17], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'kiilsaba-tormilind'}[18].

Identifiers

Wedge-tailed Shearwater's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 475125[28]. Wedge-tailed Shearwater's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 48683[29]. Wedge-tailed Shearwater's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7763948[30].

Why It Matters

Wedge-tailed Shearwater ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #1,531 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 10 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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 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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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original combination → Procellaria pacifica
    Taxon rank → species
    Taxon range → South America
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