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White-necked Petrel

Pterodroma cervicalis
Family
Shearwaters and Petrels
Order
Procellariiformes
Codes
whnpet, WNPE
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
SpeciesPterodroma cervicalis
Codeswhnpet, WNPE
Identification

The White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis) 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 whnpet 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-necked Petrel photo
(c) Steve Murray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steve Murray

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pterodroma cervicalis

Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes

eBird Code: whnpet