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PUFFINUS GRAVIS [2 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
Ardenna gravis
Latin
Puffinus gravis
Latin
OBS

A bird of the family Procellariidae.

OBS

According to some authors, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Ardenna gravis
Latin
Puffinus gravis
Latin
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Procellariidae.

OBS

Selon certains auteurs, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aves
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Ardenna gravis
Latin
Puffinus gravis
Latin
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Record 2 2005-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Birds
OBS

All seabirds in the northwest Atlantic Ocean migrate, but timing and routes are not well understood. We evaluate existing knowledge on seabird migration with data from the Programme intégré de recherches sur les oiseaux pélagiques(PIROP) data base, using observations of immature and moulting seabirds to track migration of the following species : Northern Fulmar(Fulmarus glacialis), Greater Shearwater(Puffinus gravis), Northern Gannet(Morus bassanus), Herring Gull(Larus argentatus), Iceland Gull(Larus glaucoides), Glaucous Gull(Larus hyperboreus), Great Black-backed Gull(Larus marinus), Black-legged Kittiwake(Rissa tridactyla), and Thick-billed Murre(Uria lomvia).

Key term(s)
  • Program of Integrated Research on Pelagic Birds

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Oiseaux

Spanish

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