Spectacled petrel

Spectacled petrel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Procellaria
Species:
P. conspicillata
Binomial name
Procellaria conspicillata
Gould, 1844
Synonyms

Procellaria aequinoctialis conspicillata

The spectacled petrel (Procellaria conspicillata) is a rare seabird that nests only on the high western plateau of Inaccessible Island in the South Atlantic Tristan da Cunha group. It is one of the largest petrels that nests in burrows. This species was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the white-chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis).

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Procellaria conspicillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22728437A132659002. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22728437A132659002.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.