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Species Identification: Find Species
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae

Genus: Pterodroma

(See list of species below)

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34 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Pterodroma alba
[Phoenix petrel]
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Max. Length 39 cm TL
 
Pterodroma arminjoniana
[Trindade petrel]
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Pterodroma atrata
[Henderson petrel]
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Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Pterodroma axillaris
[Chatham Island petrel]
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Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Pterodroma baraui
[Barau's petrel]
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Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Pterodroma brevipes
[Collared petrel]
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Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Pterodroma cahow
[Bermuda petrel]
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Pterodroma caribbaea
[Jamaica petrel]
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Max. Length 43 cm TL
 
Pterodroma cervicalis
[White-necked petrel]
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Max. Length 26 cm TL
 
Pterodroma cookii
[Cook's petrel]
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Max. Length 26 cm TL
 
Pterodroma defilippiana
[De filippi's petrel]
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Pterodroma deserta
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Max. Length 43 cm TL
 
Pterodroma externa
[Juan fernandez petrel]
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Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Pterodroma feae
[Cape Verde petrel]
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Max. Length 46 cm TL
 
Pterodroma hasitata
[Black-capped petrel]
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Pterodroma heraldica
[Herald petrel]
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Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Pterodroma hypoleuca
[Bonin petrel]
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Max. Length 43 cm TL
 
Pterodroma incerta
[Atlantic petrel]
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Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Pterodroma inexpectata
[Mottled petrel]
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Max. Length 46 cm TL
 
Pterodroma lessonii
[White-headed petrel]
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Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Pterodroma leucoptera
[Gould's petrel]
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Max. Length 26 cm TL
 
Pterodroma longirostris
[Stejneger's petrel]
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Max. Length 41 cm TL
 
Pterodroma macroptera
[Great-winged petrel]
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Max. Length 33 cm TL
 
Pterodroma madeira
[Madeira petrel]
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Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Pterodroma magentae
[Magenta petrel]
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Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Pterodroma mollis
[Soft-plumaged petrel]
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Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Pterodroma neglecta
[Kermadec petrel]
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Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Pterodroma nigripennis
[Black-winged petrel]
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Pterodroma occulta
[Vanuatu petrel]
No picture found

Max. Length 43 cm TL
 
Pterodroma phaeopygia
[Galapagos petrel]
No picture found

Max. Length 26 cm TL
 
Pterodroma pycrofti
[Pycroft's petrel]
No picture found

Max. Length 43 cm TL
 
Pterodroma sandwichensis
[Hawaiian dark-rumped petrel]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Pterodroma solandri
[Providence petrel]
No picture found

Max. Length 41 cm TL
 
Pterodroma ultima
[Murphy's petrel]


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