White-chinned Petrel

Overview

White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) is a species of Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels (Procellariidae) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Procellaria; binomial: Procellaria aequinoctialis; authority: Linnaeus, 1758.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Southern Ocean. Non-breeding range: to South American coasts n to Peru and s Brazil and s to Antarctic Pen., s Africa, s Australia and New Zealand region.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

See Techow et al. (2009) regarding genetic distinctiveness of New Zealand populations P. a. steadi.