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Desertas Petrel

Pterodroma deserta
Family
Shearwaters and Petrels
Order
Procellariiformes
Codes
feapet2, FEPE, DEPE
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
SpeciesPterodroma deserta
Codesfeapet2, FEPE, DEPE
Identification

The Desertas Petrel (Pterodroma deserta) 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 feapet2 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
Desertas Petrel photo
(c) John Sterling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Sterling

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pterodroma deserta

Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes

eBird Code: feapet2