Species profile
Common Diving-Petrel
Pelecanoides urinatrix
Quick answer
Breeding regions are SO. Breeding subregions are islands of subtropical to subantarctic Atlantic, Indian and sw Pacific. Non breeding regions are temperate and subantarctic southern oceans around s South America and to se of New Zealand region.
- Scientific name
- Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Family
- Pelecanoididae
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Genus
- Pelecanoides
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Common Diving-Petrel in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Pelecanoididae
- Magellanic Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides magellani)
- Pelecanoides cymatotrypetes (Pelecanoides cymatotrypetes)
- Pelecanoides miokuaka (Pelecanoides miokuaka)
- Peruvian Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides garnotii)
- South Georgia Diving-Petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus)
- Whenua Hou Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides whenuahouensis)