Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels
Great-winged Petrel
Pterodroma macroptera
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels (Procellariidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
The great-winged petrel (Pterodroma macroptera) is a petrel living and breeding in the world's Southern Ocean.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds on subtropical to temperate islands from Tristan da Cunha and Gough (south-central South Atlantic Ocean) to Kerguelen Island (southern Indian Ocean), and Eclipse and Coffin islands (off southwestern Australia); non-breeding range in subtropical to temperate South Atlantic and southern Indian oceans from east of southern South America to southern Australian waters.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Great-winged 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.
