Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Procellariiformes |
| Family | Shearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae) |
| Species | Procellaria westlandica |
| Codes | wespet1, WEPE |
Identification
The Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica) 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 wespet1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.
Related Species in Shearwaters and Petrels