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Chatham Islands Petrel

Pterodroma axillaris
Family
Shearwaters and Petrels
Order
Procellariiformes
Codes
chapet1, CIPE
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
SpeciesPterodroma axillaris
Codeschapet1, CIPE
Identification

The Chatham Islands Petrel (Pterodroma axillaris) is a member of the Shearwaters and Petrels family within the order Procellariiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code chapet1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Shearwaters and Petrels
Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes halli
Northern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis
Southern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialoides
Antarctic Petrel
Thalassoica antarctica
Pintado Petrel
Daption capense
Chatham Islands Petrel photo
(c) Jenny Kerrisk, all rights reserved, uploaded by Jenny Kerrisk

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pterodroma axillaris

Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes

eBird Code: chapet1