Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels
Magellanic Diving Petrel
Pelecanoides magellani
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels (Procellariidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
The Magellanic diving petrel (Pelecanoides magellani) is a species of diving petrel, one of five very similar, small, auk-like petrels found exclusively in the southern oceans. It is one of the smaller species of diving petrels, though size differences are seemingly indistinguishable between species unless seen up close. It is probably the least known of all five species.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds islets in Chilean fjords to Cape Horn; ranges coasts and fjords northward to south-central Chile and coastal Santa Cruz (southeastern Argentina).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Magellanic 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.
