Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (2)
Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 23, 2014
Text last updated June 23, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | petrell de les neus |
| Czech | buřňák sněžní |
| Dutch | Sneeuwstormvogel |
| English | Snow Petrel |
| English (United States) | Snow Petrel |
| French | Pétrel des neiges |
| French (France) | Pétrel des neiges |
| German | Schneesturmvogel |
| Icelandic | Snædrúði |
| Japanese | ユキドリ |
| Norwegian | snøpetrell |
| Polish | petrel śnieżny |
| Russian | Снежный буревестник |
| Serbian | Snežna burnica |
| Slovak | fulmarčík snežný |
| Spanish | Petrel Níveo |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Petrel Blanco |
| Spanish (Chile) | Petrel de las nieves |
| Spanish (Spain) | Petrel níveo |
| Swedish | ispetrell |
| Turkish | Ak Fırtınakuşu |
| Ukrainian | Буревісник білий |
Pagodroma nivea (Forster, 1777)
PROTONYM:
Procellaria nivea
Forster, 1777. 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.
TYPE LOCALITY:
lat. 52° S., long. 20° E.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PAGODROMA
- nivea
The Key to Scientific Names
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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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Snow Petrel
