Great-winged Petrel

Pterodroma macroptera - Pétrel noir

Systematics

Order
:
Procellariiformes
Family
:
Procellariidés
Genus
:
Pterodroma
Species
:
macroptera

Descriptor

Smith, A, 1840

Biometrics

Size
: 41 cm
Wingspan
: 97 cm.
Weight
: 460 à 750 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera) is a species of bird in the Procellariidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Pétrel noir,
Petrel aligrande,
freira-de-cara-escura,
Langflügel-Sturmvogel,
nagyszárnyú viharmadár,
Langvleugelstormvogel,
Petrello aligrandi,
långvingad petrell,
Storvingepetrell,
tajfúnnik veľkokrídly,
buřňák dlouhokřídlý,
Langvinget Petrel,
pitkäsiipiviistäjä,
Langvlerkstormvoël,
petrell alagran,
petrel długoskrzydły,
Длиннокрылый тайфунник,
ハネナガミズナギドリ,
灰翅圆尾鹱,
巨翅圓尾鸌,

Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands