Antarctic Petrel
Thalassoica antarctica(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Antarctic Petrel
The Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) 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.
Range: breeds Antarctic islets, coasts and mountains to 350 km inland; ranges Southern Ocean mostly near ice, south of Antarctic ConvergenceRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Thalassoica antarctica
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Antarctic Petrel
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria antarctica
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- within the Antarctic Circle between lat. 36° S. and 61° S.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.565
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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