Snow Petrel

Pagodroma nivea - Pétrel des neiges

Systematics

Order
:
Procellariiformes
Family
:
Procellariidés
Genus
:
Pagodroma
Species
:
nivea

Descriptor

Forster, G, 1777

Biometrics

Size
: 40 cm
Wingspan
: 75 à 95 cm.
Weight
: 240 à 460 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea) is a species of bird in the Procellariidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Pagodroma nivea nivea (Scotia Arch., Antarctica)
Pagodroma nivea major (South Sandwich Is., Antarctica)

Foreign names

Pétrel des neiges,
Petrel níveo,
petrel-nival,
Schneesturmvogel,
hóhojsza,
Sneeuwstormvogel,
Petrello delle nevi,
ispetrell,
Snøpetrell,
fulmarčík snežný,
buřňák sněžní,
Snepetrel,
lumimyrskyliitäjä,
petrell de les neus,
petrel śnieżny,
Снежный буревестник,
ユキドリ,
雪鹱,
雪鸌,

Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands