Grey-backed Storm Petrel
A species of Grey-backed Storm Petrel Scientific name : Garrodia nereis Genus : Grey-backed Storm Petrel
Grey-backed Storm Petrel, A species of Grey-backed Storm Petrel
Botanical name: Garrodia nereis
Genus: Grey-backed Storm Petrel
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Description
Description
The grey-backed storm petrel (Garrodia nereis) is a species of seabird in the austral storm petrel family Oceanitidae. It is monotypic within the genus Garrodia. It is found in Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Chile, Falkland Islands, French Southern Territories, New Zealand, Saint Helena, South Africa, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Its natural habitat is open seas. The genus Garrodia was created by William Alexander Forbes in 1881 and named after English zoologist Alfred Henry Garrod, while the specific descriptor is an allusion to the Nereids, the sea nymphs of Greek mythology. 
Size
19 cm
Habitat
The grey-backed Storm Petrel primarily inhabits cool, subantarctic marine environments, favoring inshore areas during breeding and more pelagic shelf waters during dispersal. It is often associated with floating kelp or debris. For nesting, grey-backed Storm Petrel selects areas with dense vegetation like grass tussocks and flax, as well as crevices in rocks.
Dite type
Piscivorous
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Albatrosses and Petrels Family
Hydrobatidae Genus
Grey-backed Storm Petrel Species
Grey-backed Storm Petrel 
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