Common Diving Petrel
Pelecanoides urinatrix(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Common Diving Petrel
The Common Diving Petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels) in the order Procellariiformes.
- Scientific name
- Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Diving Petrel
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Pelecanoides urinatrix dacunhae
- Pelecanoides urinatrix berard
- Pelecanoides urinatrix urinatrix
- Pelecanoides urinatrix chathamensis
- Pelecanoides urinatrix exsul
- Pelecanoides urinatrix coppingeri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria urinatrix
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.560
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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