Birds of Peru

    PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels)  
Genus: Pterodroma (4 species, 34 worldwide)


Cook's Petrel
Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii) Vulnerable
California,  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.


Masatierra Petrel
Masatierra Petrel (Pterodroma defilippiana) Vulnerable
Valparaiso, Chile  
   
Photograph by Cristián Pinto     Copyright and usage info

Split from Cook's Petrel, and virtually identical. Note 'M' on back of wings of both species. Was called De Filippi's Petrel.

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Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
   



Galapagos Petrel
Galapagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) Critically Endangered
Galapagos, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the Dark-rumped Petrel of Hawaii. It breeds only in the highlands on four of the Galapagos Islands (Athanas).


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