Magellanic Diving Petrel

Overview

Magellanic Diving Petrel (Pelecanoides magellani) is a species of Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels (Procellariidae) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Pelecanoides; binomial: Pelecanoides magellani; authority: (Mathews, 1912).

Distribution

Breeding range: South America. Non-breeding range: coasts and fjords of Gulf of Ancud (sc Chile), off Cape Horn and n to coastal Santa Cruz (se Argentina).

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.