Common name of Pterodroma macroptera
 
Common Name Grey-faced petrel
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Kermadec Islands
Locality
Ref. Veitch, C.R., C.M. Miskelly, G.A. Harper, G.A. Taylor and A.J.D. Tennyson, 2004
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st Modifier color pattern(s)
2nd Modifier
Remarks petrel, i.e., probably an alteration of 'pitteral', influenced by St. Peter walking on the water, analogous to the bird flying so close to the water surface that it appears to be 'walking on water'.
 
Comments & Corrections
Back to Search