Snow Petrel
Also known as Pagodroma nivea
species of bird
Species
Least Concernlesser snow petrel
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderProcellariiformes
- FamilyProcellariidae
Habitatmarine
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Pétrel des neiges - Snow Petrel.jpg
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The snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) 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.
Taxonomy