Peruvian diving petrel

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.

Peruvian diving petrel
fledgling
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Pelecanoides
Species:
P. garnotii
Binomial name
Pelecanoides garnotii
(Lesson, RP & Garnot, 1828)
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