Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Procellariiformes |
| Family | Shearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae) |
| Species | Pterodroma macroptera |
| Codes | grwpet3, GWPE |
Identification
The Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera) 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 grwpet3 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.
Related Species in Shearwaters and Petrels