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Mottled Petrel

Pterodroma inexpectata
Family
Shearwaters and Petrels
Order
Procellariiformes
Codes
motpet, MOPE
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
SpeciesPterodroma inexpectata
Codesmotpet, MOPE
Identification

The Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata) 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 motpet 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
Mottled Petrel photo
(c) Geoff Walker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Geoff Walker

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pterodroma inexpectata

Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes

eBird Code: motpet