Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels
Peruvian Diving Petrel
Pelecanoides garnotii
NTNear Threatened
- Family
- Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels (Procellariidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
The Peruvian diving petrel (Pelecanoides garnotii) (local name in Peru: potoyunco) is a small seabird that feeds in offshore waters in the Humboldt Current off Peru and Chile.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds islets of Humboldt Current zone from Lobos de Tierra (off northern Peru) to Coronel (Bio-Bio region, south-central Chile).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Peruvian diving petrel
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
