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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Oceanitidae |
| Genus: | Garrodia Forbes, WA, 1881 |
| Species: | G. nereis
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| Garrodia nereis (Gould, 1841)
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The grey-backed storm petrel (Garrodia nereis) is a species of seabird in the austral storm petrel family Oceanitidae. It is monotypic within the genus Garrodia.[2] It is found in Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Chile, Falkland Islands, French Southern Territories, New Zealand, Saint Helena, South Africa, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Its natural habitat is open seas.[1] It is highly attracted to bright lights, especially in conditions of low visibility.[3]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Garrodia nereis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22729148A132660152. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22729148A132660152.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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ITISwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Garrodia nereis (Gould). Grey-backed Storm-Petrel. Océanite néréide.", The Birds of Africa, Academic Press Limited, 1982, doi:10.5040/9781472926982.0049, ISBN 978-0-1213-7301-6, retrieved 2023-09-16