Common diving petrel
Pelecanoides urinatrix (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
The common diving petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 101 g to 152.1 g and live up to 9 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the common diving petrel
- Weight
- 101 g – 152.1 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 39.3 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 9 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- marinesrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 54 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 3.3 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 0.955src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the common diving petrel?
Where does the common diving petrel live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The common diving petrel is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the common diving petrel?
The common diving petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix), also known as the smaller diving petrel or simply the diving petrel, is a diving petrel, one of four very similar auk-like small petrels of the southern oceans. It is native to South Atlantic islands and islands of the subantarctic southern Indian Ocean, islands and islets off New Zealand and south-eastern Australian islands.
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Is the common diving petrel endangered?
The common diving petrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the common diving petrel classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderProcellariiformes
- familyProcellariidae
- genusPelecanoides
- SpeciesPelecanoides urinatrix (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms Pelecanoides urinatix, Pelecanoides urinator, Procellaria tridactyla, Procellaria urinatrix
Other names and names in other languages (41)
- Comma diving-petrelEnglish
- Common diving-petrelEnglish
- Common diving-petrelEnglish
- Common diving-petrelEnglish
- Gewone DuikstormvoëlAfrikaans
- نوء غواص شائعArabic
- petrell cabussador comúCatalan
- buřník obecnýCzech
- pedryn plymio cyffredinWelsh
- AlkestormfuglDanish
- LummensturmvogelGerman
- Subantarktis-LummensturmvogelGerman
- ordinara merĝopetreloEsperanto
- Potoyunco comúnSpanish
- Petrel ZambullidorSpanish
- Yunco comúnSpanish
- Yunco de los canalesSpanish
- tõmmu-torminiglasEstonian
- myrskysukeltajaFinnish
- Puffinure plongeurFrench
- burnica njorkaCroatian
- barnahátú bukóhojszaHungarian
- Petrello tuffatore comuneItalian
- モグリウミツバメJapanese
- paprastasis nardantysis audrašauklisLithuanian
- KuakaMāori
- alkstormvogeltjeDutch
- Gewone alkstormvogelDutch
- smalnebbdykkpetrellNorwegian
- nurzec czarnoskrzydłyPolish
- petrel-mergulhadorPortuguese
- pardela-mergulhadora-comumPortuguese
- petrel-mergulhador-comumPortuguese
- Южный ныряющий буревестникRussian
- Обыкновенный нырковый буревестникRussian
- pelikánovec bielohrdlýSlovak
- smalnäbbad dykpetrellSwedish
- Dalıcı FırtınakuşuTurkish
- пуфінур великийUkrainian
- 鹈燕Chinese
- 普通鵜燕Chinese
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Relatives of the common diving petrel
Other species in the same genus Pelecanoides.
Magellanic diving petrel
Pelecanoides magellani
Peruvian diving petrel
Pelecanoides garnotii
South Georgia diving petrel
Pelecanoides georgicus
CompareCommon diving petrel vs Magellanic diving petrelCommon diving petrel vs Peruvian diving petrelCommon diving petrel vs South Georgia diving petrelCommon diving petrel vs Pelecanoides miokuaka
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the common diving petrel?
An adult common diving petrel weighs 101 g – 152.1 g and has a wingspan of 39.3 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the common diving petrel live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the common diving petrel for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the common diving petrel endangered?
The common diving petrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the common diving petrel live?
The common diving petrel has a recorded lifespan of 9 years.
What kind of animal is the common diving petrel?
The common diving petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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