Snow petrel

Not to be confused with Snow Patrol.

Snow petrel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Pagodroma
Bonaparte, 1856
Species:
P. nivea
Binomial name
Pagodroma nivea
(Forster, G, 1777)
Subspecies[2]

P. nivea nivea (G. Forster, 1777)
P. nivea major (Schlegel, 1863)

  range

The snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) is the only member of the genus Pagodroma. It is one of only three birds that have been seen at the Geographic South Pole, along with the Antarctic petrel and the south polar skua, which has the most southerly breeding sites of any bird, inland in Antarctica.[3]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Pagodroma nivea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22697885A132611127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22697885A132611127.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Brands was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Snow Petrel". New Zealand Birds Online. Retrieved 19 March 2024.