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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
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Common Diving Petrel
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.

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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