Grey petrel

Grey petrel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Procellaria
Species:
P. cinerea
Binomial name
Procellaria cinerea

The grey petrel (Procellaria cinerea), also called the brown petrel, pediunker or grey shearwater is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae, or petrel family. It is pelagic and occurs in the open seas of the Southern Hemisphere, mainly between 32°S and 58°S.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Procellaria cinerea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22698159A132630237. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22698159A132630237.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.