Gray-backed Storm-Petrel Garrodia nereis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Monotypic
Jacob Drucker, Guy M. Kirwan, Carles Carboneras, and Francesc Jutglar
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 6, 2013
Text last updated June 6, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grysrugstormswael |
| Catalan | ocell de tempesta dorsigrís |
| Czech | buřníček šedohřbetý |
| Dutch | Grijsrugstormvogeltje |
| English | Gray-backed Storm-Petrel |
| English (Hong Kong SAR China) | Grey-backed Storm Petrel |
| English (United States) | Gray-backed Storm-Petrel |
| French | Océanite néréide |
| French (France) | Océanite néréide |
| German | Graurücken-Sturmschwalbe |
| Icelandic | Silfursvala |
| Japanese | ヒメアシナガウミツバメ |
| Norwegian | gråryggstormsvale |
| Polish | oceannik szarogrzbiety |
| Russian | Сероспинная океанида |
| Slovak | búrkozvest sivochrbtý |
| Spanish | Paíño Dorsigrís |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Paíño Gris |
| Spanish (Chile) | Golondrina de mar subantártica |
| Spanish (Spain) | Paíño dorsigrís |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Paíño Gris |
| Swedish | gråryggig stormsvala |
| Turkish | Boz Sırtlı Fırtınakırlangıcı |
| Ukrainian | Океанник сіроспинний |
| Zulu | unohhalomhlanompunga |
Garrodia nereis (Gould, 1841)
PROTONYM:
Thalassidroma Nereis
Gould, 1841. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1840), Pt8 no.95, p.178.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bass Strait, Australia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GARRODIA
- nereis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Gray-backed Storm-Petrel
