What species are they watching?
We can observe 6 species of albatross and 37 species of petrels in Peru
The most common albatrosses are: Waved Albatross, Black-browed Albatross, Grey-headed Albatross and Buller's Albatross.
The most common petrels are: Southern Giant Petrel, Cook's Petrel, White-Chinned Petrel, Black Petrel, Buller's Shearwater, Pink-Footed Shearwater, Markham Storm-petrel, Peruvian Diving Petrel, Hornby’s Storm-petrel.
List of species distributed in Peru
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ALBATROSS |
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Common Name |
Scientific name |
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Waved Albatross |
Phoebastria irrorata |
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Black-browed Albatross |
Thalassarche melanophrys |
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Gray-headed Albatross |
Thalassarche chrysostoma |
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Buller's Albatross |
Thalassarche bulleri |
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Salvin's Albatross |
Thalassarche cauta salvini |
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Chatham Albatross |
Thalassarche cauta eremita |
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Southern Royal Albatross |
Diomedea epomophora |
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PETRELS
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Common Name |
Scientific name |
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Southern Giant Petrel |
Macronectes giganteus |
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Northern Giant Petrel |
Macronectes halli |
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Southern Petrel |
Fulmarus glacialoides |
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Cape Petrel |
Daption capense |
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Cook's Petrel |
Pterodroma cooki |
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Masatierra (De Filippi)Petrel |
Pterodroma defilippiana |
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Stejneger’s Petrel |
Pterodroma longirostris |
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Kermadec Petrel |
Pterodroma neglecta |
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Galapagos Petrel |
Pterodroma phaeopygia |
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Juan Fernandez Petrel |
Pterodroma externa |
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Blue Petrel Peak Width |
Pachyptila vittata |
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Antarctic (Dove) Petrel |
Pachyptila desolata |
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Slender-billed Prion |
Pachyptila belcheri |
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Gray Petrel |
Procellaria cinerea |
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White-Chinned Petrel |
Procellaria aequinoctialis |
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Parkinson’s (Black) Petrel |
Procellaria parkinsoni |
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Westland Petrel |
Procellaria westlandica |
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Wedge-Tailed Shearwater |
Puffinus pacificus |
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Buller’s Shearwater |
Puffinus bulleri |
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Sooty Shearwater |
Puffinus griseus |
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Pink-Footed Shearwater |
Puffinus creatopus |
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Flesh footed Shearwater |
Puffinus carneipes |
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Little Shearwater |
Puffinus assimilis |
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Audubon’s Shearwater |
Puffinus lherminieri |
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White-bellied Storm-petrel |
Fregetta grallaria |
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Black-bellied Storm-petrel |
Fregetta tropica |
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Wilson’s Storm-petrel |
Oceanites oceanicus |
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White-vented (Elliot’s) Storm-petrel |
Oceanites gracilis |
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White-faced Storm-petrel |
Pelagodroma marina |
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Least Storm-petrel |
Oceanodroma microsoma |
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Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel |
Oceanodroma tethys |
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Band-rumped Storm-petrel |
Oceanodroma castro |
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Leach Storm-petrel |
Oceanodroma leucorhoa |
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Markham Storm-petrel |
Oceanodroma markhami |
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Ringed (Hornby’s) Storm-petrel |
Oceanodroma hornbyi |
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Black Storm-petrel |
Oceanodroma melania |
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Peruvian Diving-Petrel |
Pelecanoides garnotti |
Waved Albatross R. LeValley.