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Collared Petrel

Pterodroma brevipes
Family
Shearwaters and Petrels
Order
Procellariiformes
Codes
colpet1, COPE
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
SpeciesPterodroma brevipes
Codescolpet1, COPE
Identification

The Collared Petrel (Pterodroma brevipes) 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 colpet1 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
Collared Petrel photo
(c) Tony Morris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pterodroma brevipes

Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes

eBird Code: colpet1