| Common Name | South georgian diving petrel |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Kerguelen Islands |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Cherel, Y., C.-A. Bost, C. Guinet and H. Weimerskirch, 2005 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | behavior |
| 2nd Modifier | locality/area |
| 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'. |