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[[Image:Grey-backed storm petrel 2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|mjh73|mjh73}}<br />Southern Ocean off Portland, [[Victoria]], October 2010]] | [[Image:Grey-backed storm petrel 2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|mjh73|mjh73}}<br />Southern Ocean off Portland, [[Victoria]], October 2010]] | ||
;[[:Category:Garrodia|Garrodia]] nereis | ;[[:Category:Garrodia|Garrodia]] nereis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 16–19 cm (6-7 in) | ||
| + | *Plumage mostly grey and white | ||
| + | *Blackish hood | ||
| + | *Long legs | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]], [[Australasia]], [[Antarctica]]<br /> | [[South America]], [[Australasia]], [[Antarctica]]<br /> | ||
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'''South America''': [[Chile]], [[Argentina]], [[Falkland Islands]]<br /> | '''South America''': [[Chile]], [[Argentina]], [[Falkland Islands]]<br /> | ||
'''Australasia''': [[Australia]], [[New South Wales]], [[South Australia]], [[Tasmania]], [[Victoria]], [[New Zealand]], [[Stewart Island]], <br /> | '''Australasia''': [[Australia]], [[New South Wales]], [[South Australia]], [[Tasmania]], [[Victoria]], [[New Zealand]], [[Stewart Island]], <br /> | ||
| − | '''Antarctica''': [[South Georgia]], | + | '''Antarctica''': [[South Georgia]], Tristan da Cunha, [[Prince Edward Island]] |
[[Image:Grey-backed storm petrel.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|mjh73|mjh73}}<br />Southern Ocean off Portland, [[Victoria]], October 2010]] | [[Image:Grey-backed storm petrel.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|mjh73|mjh73}}<br />Southern Ocean off Portland, [[Victoria]], October 2010]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Subantarctic waters, near the continental shelf. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists mostly of immature barnacles and other crustaceans. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Garrodia+nereis}} | {{GSearch|Garrodia+nereis}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Garrodia]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Garrodia]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:17, 12 February 2017
- Garrodia nereis
Identification
16–19 cm (6-7 in)
- Plumage mostly grey and white
- Blackish hood
- Long legs
Distribution
South America, Australasia, Antarctica
Circumpolar subantarctic waters, north to about 35°South
South America: Chile, Argentina, Falkland Islands
Australasia: Australia, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand, Stewart Island,
Antarctica: South Georgia, Tristan da Cunha, Prince Edward Island
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Subantarctic waters, near the continental shelf.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of immature barnacles and other crustaceans.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-backed Storm Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-backed_Storm_Petrel
