Peruvian Diving-petrel
Pelecanoides garnotii
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Family
- Pelecanoididae
Le Puffinure de Garnot (Pelecanoides garnotii) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Pelecanoididae. Son nom est dédié au médecin et naturaliste Prosper Garnot (1794-1838). Description Cet oiseau mesure jusqu'à 24 cm.
The Peruvian diving petrel (Pelecanoides garnotii) (local name in Peru: potoyunco) is a small seabird that feeds in offshore waters in the Humboldt Current off Peru and Chile. Taxonomy The Peruvian diving petrel was formally described in 1828 by the French naturalists René Lesson and Prosper Garnot under the binomial name Puffinuria garnotti. In his book Manuel d'ornithologie Lesson quotes the text of a description written by Garnot.
El potoyunco peruano (Pelecanoides garnotii) es una especie de ave procelariforme de la familia Pelecanoididae. Otros nombres comunes: potoyunco común, yunco. Descripción Los potoyuncos están emparentados con los albatros.
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