Grey-backed Storm Petrel
Garrodia nereis(Gould, J, 1841)
English (US) Gray-backed Storm Petrel
UK name: Grey-backed Storm Petrel
The Grey-backed Storm Petrel (Garrodia nereis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Oceanitidae (Southern Storm Petrels) in the order Procellariiformes.
Range: breeds circumpolar subantarctic islands in Falklands, South Georgia, Gough (Atlantic), Crozet and Kerguelen (Indian Ocean), Macquarie (few; Australia), Chatham, Antipodes, and Auckland (New Zealand); ranges mainly between Antarctic and Subantarctic convergences, north to southern Tasman Sea and about 35°SRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Garrodia nereis
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-backed Storm Petrel
- English (UK)
- Grey-backed Storm Petrel
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Thalassidroma Nereis
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
- Type locality
- Bass Strait, Australia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.8, no.95 p.178
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Southern Storm Petrels
Wilson's Storm Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Pincoya Storm Petrel
Oceanites pincoyae
Elliot's Storm Petrel
Oceanites gracilis
Polynesian Storm Petrel
Nesofregetta fuliginosa
White-faced Storm Petrel
Pelagodroma marina
White-bellied Storm Petrel
Fregetta grallaria
New Zealand Storm Petrel
Fregetta maoriana
New Caledonian Storm Petrel
Fregetta lineata
Black-bellied Storm Petrel
Fregetta tropica
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