"Peterel" redirects here. For the Royal Navy ship using this archaic spelling, see HMS Peterel.
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Up and down! - up and down! From the base of the wave to the billow’s crown, And amidst the flashing and feathery foam The stormy petrel finds a home, - A home, if such a place may be For her who lives on the wide, wide sea.
O’er the deep! - o’er the deep! Where the whale and the shark and the sword-fish sleep, - Outflying the blast and the driving rain, The petrel telleth her tale — in vain!
Petrels are a paraphyletic group of marine seabirds, sharing a characteristic of a nostril arrangement that results in the name "tubenoses".[2] Petrels include three of the four extant families within the Procellariiformes order, including the Procellariidae (fulmarine petrels, the gadfly petrels, the diving petrels, the prions, and the shearwaters), Hydrobatidae (Northern storm petrel), and the Oceanitidae (Austral storm petrel). The other Procellariiformes order are the albatross family, Diomedeidae.[citation needed]
Known speciesedit
All the members of the order are exclusively pelagic in distribution—returning to land only to breed.
The family Procellariidae is the main radiation of medium-sized true petrels, characterised by united nostrils with medium septum, and a long outer functional primary feather. It is dominant in the Southern Oceans, but not so in the Northern Hemisphere.
It includes a number of petrel groups, the relationships between which have finally been resolved to satisfaction.[3][4][5][6]
The fulmarine petrels: seven species of surface predators and filter feeders, breed in high latitudes but migrate along cool currents to the north. All but Fulmarus are essentially confined to the south, Fulmarus apparently colonised the Northern Hemisphere during the Early Miocene.
The huge giant petrels, genus Macronectes, which are convergent with the albatrosses
The prions: A specialised group of a few very numerous species, all southern. They have a small, fulmar-like form and mostly filter-feed on zooplankton.
The gadfly petrels: These are a considerable number of agile short-billed petrels in the genus Pterodroma which include the endangered Bermuda petrel or cahow and a considerable number of forms rendered extinct by human activity.
The families Oceanitidae and Hydrobatidae are the storm petrels, small pelagic petrels with a fluttering flight which often follow ships.
The family Pelecanoididae is the four species of diving petrels, genus Pelacanoides. These are auk-like small petrels of the southern oceans.
The word petrel (first recorded in that spelling 1703) comes from earlier (ca. 1670) pitteral; the English explorer William Dampier wrote the bird was so called from its way of flying with its feet just skimming the surface of the water, recalling Saint Peter's walk on the sea of Galilee (Matthew xiv.28); if so, it likely was formed in English as a diminutive of Peter (< Old French: Peterelle (?) > Late Latin: Peterellus < Late Latin: Petrus < Greek: Πέτρος, translit.Petros < Greek: πέτρα, translit.petra = "stone").
^A Library of Poetry and Song: Being Choice Selections from The Best Poets. With An Introduction by William Cullen Bryant, New York, J.B. Ford and Company, 1871, p. 354.
^"Petrels and Shearwaters | Bird Family Overview". The RSPB.
^Austin, Jeremy J. (1996). "Molecular Phylogenetics of Puffinus Shearwaters: Preliminary Evidence from Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Gene Sequences". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 6 (1): 77–88. doi:10.1006/mpev.1996.0060. PMID 8812308.
^Bretagnolle, V., Attié, C., Pasquet, E. (1998). "Cytochrome-B evidence for validity and phylogenetic relationships of Pseudobulweria and Bulweria (Procellariidae)" (PDF). Auk. 115(1 (1): 188–195. doi:10.2307/4089123. JSTOR 4089123.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Nunn, Gary B. & Stanley, Scott E. (1998). "Body Size Effects and Rates of Cytochrome b Evolution in Tube-Nosed Seabirds" (PDF). Molecular Biology and Evolution. 15 (10): 1360–1371. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025864. PMID 9787440. Corrigendum
^Brooke, M. (2004): Albatrosses and Petrels Across the World. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN0-19-850125-0
External linksedit
The dictionary definition of petrel at Wiktionary
Petrel and shearwater videos on the Internet Bird Collection
Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP)
January 01, 1970
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This article is about the seabird For other uses see Petrel disambiguation Peterel redirects here For the Royal Navy ship using this archaic spelling see HMS Peterel Parts of this article those related to the Known species sections need to be updated The reason given is the Known species section includes a partly outdated generic and family level classification and doesn t cite any relevant sources published since 2004 or any relevant phylogenetic studies published since the late 90s Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information September 2021 Petrels are tube nosed seabirds in the bird order Procellariiformes A Westland petrel Up and down up and down From the base of the wave to the billow s crown And amidst the flashing and feathery foam The stormy petrel finds a home A home if such a place may be For her who lives on the wide wide sea O er the deep o er the deep Where the whale and the shark and the sword fish sleep Outflying the blast and the driving rain The petrel telleth her tale in vain From The Stormy Petrel poem by Barry Cornwall 1 Description editPetrels are a paraphyletic group of marine seabirds sharing a characteristic of a nostril arrangement that results in the name tubenoses 2 Petrels include three of the four extant families within the Procellariiformes order including the Procellariidae fulmarine petrels the gadfly petrels the diving petrels the prions and the shearwaters Hydrobatidae Northern storm petrel and the Oceanitidae Austral storm petrel The other Procellariiformes order are the albatross family Diomedeidae citation needed Known species editAll the members of the order are exclusively pelagic in distribution returning to land only to breed The family Procellariidae is the main radiation of medium sized true petrels characterised by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary feather It is dominant in the Southern Oceans but not so in the Northern Hemisphere It includes a number of petrel groups the relationships between which have finally been resolved to satisfaction 3 4 5 6 The fulmarine petrels seven species of surface predators and filter feeders breed in high latitudes but migrate along cool currents to the north All but Fulmarus are essentially confined to the south Fulmarus apparently colonised the Northern Hemisphere during the Early Miocene The huge giant petrels genus Macronectes which are convergent with the albatrosses The true fulmars genus Fulmarus Antarctic petrel Thalassoica antarctica Cape petrel Daption capense Snow petrel Pagodroma nivea The prions A specialised group of a few very numerous species all southern They have a small fulmar like form and mostly filter feed on zooplankton Pachyptila the prions proper The procellariine petrels larger or mid sized species feeding on fish and molluscs which are fairly close to the prions Procellaria Bulweria Shearwaters There are numerous species in several genera with a medium number of species Calonectris Puffinus which is two rather distinct groups of larger and smaller species Pseudobulweria Kerguelen petrel Lugensa brevirostris The gadfly petrels These are a considerable number of agile short billed petrels in the genus Pterodroma which include the endangered Bermuda petrel or cahow and a considerable number of forms rendered extinct by human activity The families Oceanitidae and Hydrobatidae are the storm petrels small pelagic petrels with a fluttering flight which often follow ships The family Pelecanoididae is the four species of diving petrels genus Pelacanoides These are auk like small petrels of the southern oceans The word petrel first recorded in that spelling 1703 comes from earlier ca 1670 pitteral the English explorer William Dampier wrote the bird was so called from its way of flying with its feet just skimming the surface of the water recalling Saint Peter s walk on the sea of Galilee Matthew xiv 28 if so it likely was formed in English as a diminutive of Peter lt Old French Peterelle gt Late Latin Peterellus lt Late Latin Petrus lt Greek Petros translit Petros lt Greek petra translit petra stone See also edit nbsp Birds portal Skua Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and PetrelsReferences edit A Library of Poetry and Song Being Choice Selections from The Best Poets With An Introduction by William Cullen Bryant New York J B Ford and Company 1871 p 354 Petrels and Shearwaters Bird Family Overview The RSPB Austin Jeremy J 1996 Molecular Phylogenetics of Puffinus Shearwaters Preliminary Evidence from Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Gene Sequences Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 6 1 77 88 doi 10 1006 mpev 1996 0060 PMID 8812308 Bretagnolle V Attie C Pasquet E 1998 Cytochrome B evidence for validity and phylogenetic relationships of Pseudobulweria and Bulweria Procellariidae PDF Auk 115 1 1 188 195 doi 10 2307 4089123 JSTOR 4089123 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Nunn Gary B amp Stanley Scott E 1998 Body Size Effects and Rates of Cytochrome b Evolution in Tube Nosed Seabirds PDF Molecular Biology and Evolution 15 10 1360 1371 doi 10 1093 oxfordjournals molbev a025864 PMID 9787440 Corrigendum Brooke M 2004 Albatrosses and Petrels Across the World Oxford University Press Oxford UK ISBN 0 19 850125 0External links edit nbsp The dictionary definition of petrel at Wiktionary Petrel and shearwater videos on the Internet Bird Collection Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels ACAP Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Petrel amp oldid 1220163678, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
