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Magellanic Diving-Petrel

Pelecanoides magellani
Family
Shearwaters and Petrels
Order
Procellariiformes
Codes
madpet1, MDPE, MADP
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
SpeciesPelecanoides magellani
Codesmadpet1, MDPE, MADP
Identification

The Magellanic Diving-Petrel (Pelecanoides magellani) 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 madpet1 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
Magellanic Diving-Petrel photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pelecanoides magellani

Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes

eBird Code: madpet1