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)
Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea Scientific name definitions
Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 23, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 23, 2014
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Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea
Authors
Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Carboneras, C., F. Jutglar, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.snopet1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- June 23, 2014
- Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea
Authors
Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Francesc Jutglar and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Carboneras, C., F. Jutglar, and G. M. Kirwan (2014). Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
