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Herald Petrel

Pterodroma heraldica
Family
Shearwaters and Petrels
Order
Procellariiformes
Codes
herpet2, HEPE
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
SpeciesPterodroma heraldica
Codesherpet2, HEPE
Identification

The Herald Petrel (Pterodroma heraldica) 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 herpet2 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
Herald Petrel photo
(c) Pablo Caceres Contreras, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pterodroma heraldica

Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes

eBird Code: herpet2