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Peruvian Diving-Petrel

Pelecanoides garnotii
Family
Shearwaters and Petrels
Order
Procellariiformes
Codes
pedpet1, PEDP, PDPE
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
SpeciesPelecanoides garnotii
Codespedpet1, PEDP, PDPE
Identification

The Peruvian Diving-Petrel (Pelecanoides garnotii) 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 pedpet1 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
Peruvian Diving-Petrel photo
(c) Thibaud Aronson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Thibaud Aronson

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pelecanoides garnotii

Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes

eBird Code: pedpet1