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Kerguelen Petrel

Aphrodroma brevirostris
Family
Shearwaters and Petrels
Order
Procellariiformes
Codes
kerpet2, KEPE
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
SpeciesAphrodroma brevirostris
Codeskerpet2, KEPE
Identification

The Kerguelen Petrel (Aphrodroma brevirostris) 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 kerpet2 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
Kerguelen Petrel photo
(c) Justin Hofman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Justin Hofman

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Aphrodroma brevirostris

Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes

eBird Code: kerpet2