Birds of Peru

    PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels)  
Genus: Pelecanoides (1 species, 4 worldwide)


Peruvian Diving Petrel
Peruvian Diving Petrel (Pelecanoides garnotii) Near Threatened
 
   
Photograph by Gareth Knass   © All Rights Reserved.

Small fat pelagic bird similar to an auklet. Black on back and white below.


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