Species Garrodia nereis (Gould, 1841)
Grey-backed Storm-Petrel, Mother Carey's Chicken
- Thalassidroma nereis Gould, J. 1841. In Proceedings of meeting of Zoological Society of London, Dec. 8, 1840. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840: 168-178 [Date published Jul 1841: publication dated 1840] [178].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANSP 5135 Skin, Bass Strait; ANSP 5136 Skin, Bass Strait; LIVCM 5359 Skin, Bass Strait; LIVCM 5419 Skin, Bass Strait.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Circumpolar in sub-Antarctic waters, common in pelagic waters over continental shelf off SE Australia
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Other Regions
Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.), Macquarie Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
- Menkhorst, P., Rogers, D., Clarke, R., Davies, J., Marsack, P. & Franklin, K. 2019. The Australian Bird Guide. Clayton South, VIC : CSIRO Publishing 2nd, pp. 576. [80]
- Simpson, K. & Day, N. 2010. Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Camberwell, Victoria : Penguin Group (Australia) 8, pp. 381. [46]
Common Name References
Anonymous 1969. An Index of Australian Bird Names. Division of WIldlife Research Technical Paper. Canberra : CSIRO Vol. No. 20 pp. 93. [9] (Mother Carey's Chicken)
Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 1994. The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories. Monograph 2. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union iv 112 pp. (Grey-backed Storm-Petrel)
Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 288 pp. [17] (Grey-backed Storm-Petrel)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2022 | PROCELLARIIFORMES | 01-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Nov-2020 | PROCELLARIIFORMES | 23-Apr-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Wayne Longmore |
| 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED |