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Spectacled Petrel

Procellaria conspicillata
Family
Shearwaters and Petrels
Order
Procellariiformes
Codes
spepet1, SPPE
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
SpeciesProcellaria conspicillata
Codesspepet1, SPPE
Identification

The Spectacled Petrel (Procellaria conspicillata) 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 spepet1 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
Spectacled Petrel photo
(c) Nicolas Olejnik, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nicolas Olejnik

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Procellaria conspicillata

Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes

eBird Code: spepet1