Snow Petrel
Pagodroma nivea(Forster, JGA, 1777)
English (US) Snow Petrel
The Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea) 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 Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels) in the order Procellariiformes.
- Scientific name
- Pagodroma nivea
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Snow Petrel
- Described by
- (Forster, JGA, 1777)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pagodroma nivea nivea
- Pagodroma nivea major
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria nivea
- Described by
- (Forster, JGA, 1777)
- Type locality
- lat. 52° S., long. 20° E.
- Original description
- A voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's Sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 1 p.96,98
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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