BirdUp · Species
Snow Petrel
Pagodroma nivea(Forster, G, 1777)
Updated
Origin: Native
- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Pagodroma
At a glance
The Snow Petrel, native to Australia.
- Origin
- Native
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The snow petrel is the only member of the genus Pagodroma. It is one of only three birds that have been seen at the Geographic South Pole, along with the Antarctic petrel and the south polar skua, which has the most southerly breeding sites of any bird, inland in Antarctica.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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