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White-chinned Petrel

Procellaria aequinoctialis
Family
Shearwaters and Petrels
Order
Procellariiformes
Codes
whcpet1, WCPE
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
SpeciesProcellaria aequinoctialis
Codeswhcpet1, WCPE
Identification

The White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) 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 whcpet1 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
White-chinned Petrel photo
(c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Christoph Moning

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Procellaria aequinoctialis

Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes

eBird Code: whcpet1