Data Zone
Brooke, M. de L. 2004. Albatrosses and Petrels Across the World. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A.; Sargatal, J. 1992. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 1: Ostrich to Ducks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
Fischer, J.H., Debski, I., Miskelly, C.M., Bost, C.A., Fromant, A., Tennyson, A.J., Tessler, J., Cole, R., Hiscock, J.H., Taylor, G.A. and Wittmer, H.U. 2018. Analyses of phenotypic differentiations among South Georgian Diving Petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus) populations reveal an undescribed and highly endangered species from New Zealand. PloS one 13(6): e0197766.
Garnett, S. T.; Crowley, G. M. 2000. The action plan for Australian birds 2000. Environment Australia, Canberra.
IUCN. 2019. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2019-3. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 10 December 2019).
Piertney, S. B., Black, A. , Watt, L. , Christie, D. , Poncet, S. , Collins, M. A. and Bieber, C. 2016. Resolving patterns of population genetic and phylogeographic structure to inform control and eradication initiatives for brown rats Rattus norvegicus on South Georgia. Journal of Applied Ecology 53(332-339).
Taylor, G.A. 2013. South Georgian diving petrel. In: Miskelly, C.M. (ed.), New Zealand Birds Online.
Tobias, J. A., Seddon, N., Spottiswoode, C. N., Pilgrim, J. D., Fishpool, L. D., & Collar, N. J. 2010. Quantitative criteria for species delimitation. Ibis 152(4): 724-746.
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BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: South Georgia Diving-petrel Pelecanoides georgicus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/south-georgia-diving-petrel-pelecanoides-georgicus on 08/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 08/01/2025.