Talk:Snow petrel

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Genus authority: Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaire des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences [Paris] 42 p.768

Species authority: A voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's Sloop Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772 - 5. 1 p.96,98

References:
 * ITIS Taxonomic Serial No.: 174614
 * SCAR RiSCC program Taxon Id 1045
 * Guillaume Dargaud
 * Australian Antarctic Division
 * 70 South
 * Antarctic Connection
 * Antarctica
 * Schneesturmvogel

Not used:
 * "About the size of pegeon."

--Droll 02:20, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Proper Name
This was moved from the article page Confusion as to the proper name for the greater form has emerged with some authors (Howard and Moore, Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World (1991); Barbraud and Jouventin, Journal of Avian Biology, 1998 (Vol. 29/2)) using the name major instead of confusa. Article 57 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (fourth edition, 1999) allows for a modified provision that, debatably, would allow for recognition of this name in place of confusa, provided that major was cited as a valid name (established as a term for a legitimate taxon) prior to the year 1961. Jouventin and Viot (Ibis, 1985, vol. 127, p. 430) falsely claimed that two earlier authors had "proposed that Bonaparte’s classification be restored..," but in actuality, no reference to major appears: Murphy (Oceanic Birds of South America, volume 1, (1929)) and Lowe and Kinnear (Birds of the Antarctic 'Terra Nova' Expedition, (1930)). 'Originally posted by 128.196.20.111 (talk)

Referencing ambiguity
Footnote 1 refers simply to "BirdLife International (2009)", but there are two references that respond to that description! --Stfg (talk) 14:41, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Geographic South Pole
The lede currently says that the bird is found at the Geographic South Pole. I can see that the reference given is the Birds of New Zealand website, but basically this appears not to be true. I can't find any references to the petrel being seen any further south than the Transantarctic Ranges, perhaps 86 deg S at most. There would really be nothing to attract this bird to the GSP. Ordinary Person (talk) 15:05, 21 January 2023 (UTC)