Common Diving Petrel

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Common Diving Petrel (<em>Pelecanoides urinatrix</em>) is a species of Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels (<em>Procellariidae</em>) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels an…

Overview

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

Scientific Classification

Genus: Pelecanoides; binomial: Pelecanoides urinatrix; authority: (Gmelin, JF, 1789).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Southern Ocean. Non-breeding range: temperate and subantarctic southern oceans around s South America and to se of New Zealand region.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.

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