Spectacled Petrel

Overview

Spectacled Petrel (Procellaria conspicillata) is a species of Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels (Procellariidae) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Procellaria; binomial: Procellaria conspicillata; authority: Gould, 1844.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Southern Ocean. Non-breeding range: temperate South Atlantic Ocean: to South American coast of s Brazil to n Argentina and to sw Africa.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

See Ryan (1998) and Techow et al. (2009) for documentation on species status.