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White-headed Petrel

Pterodroma lessonii
Family
Shearwaters and Petrels
Order
Procellariiformes
Codes
whhpet1, WHPE
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
SpeciesPterodroma lessonii
Codeswhhpet1, WHPE
Identification

The White-headed Petrel (Pterodroma lessonii) 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 whhpet1 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-headed Petrel photo
(c) James Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bennett

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pterodroma lessonii

Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes

eBird Code: whhpet1