Great-winged petrel
Pterodroma macroptera (A. Smith, 1840)
The great-winged petrel (Pterodroma macroptera) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 531.8 g to 668 g and live up to 18 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the great-winged petrel
- Weight
- 531.8 g – 668 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 97 cm – 1 msrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 18 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- marinesrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 54.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 6.5 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 0.918src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc 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 great-winged petrel?
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Where does the great-winged 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 great-winged petrel is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the great-winged petrel?
The great-winged petrel (Pterodroma macroptera) is a petrel living and breeding in the world's Southern Ocean.
From the Wikipedia article “Great-winged petrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great-winged_petrel&oldid=1367468686), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the great-winged petrel endangered?
The great-winged 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. What the categories mean.
How is the great-winged petrel classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderProcellariiformes
- familyProcellariidae
- genusPterodroma
- SpeciesPterodroma macroptera (A. Smith, 1840)
Synonyms Procellaria macroptera, Pterodroma macroptera albani, Pterodroma macroptera macroptera
Other names and names in other languages (39)
- LangvlerkstormvoëlAfrikaans
- نوء كبير الجناحينArabic
- بترل كبير الجناحينArabic
- petrell alagranCatalan
- buřňák dlouhokřídlýCzech
- pedryn adeinfawrWelsh
- Langvinget PetrelDanish
- LangflügelsturmvogelGerman
- Langflügel-SturmvogelGerman
- grandflugila petreloEsperanto
- Petrel aligrandeSpanish
- Petrel alas grandesSpanish
- pikktiib-tormilindEstonian
- pitkäsiipiviistäjäFinnish
- Pétrel noirFrench
- Diablotin noirFrench
- Freira de ás grandesGalician
- dugokrili zovojCroatian
- Sivoglava burnicaCroatian
- nagyszárnyú viharmadárHungarian
- Petrello aligrandiItalian
- ハネナガミズナギドリJapanese
- ilgasparnis audrašauklisLithuanian
- MpamomaintyMalagasy
- ŌiMāori
- langvleugelstormvogelDutch
- storvingepetrellNorwegian
- petrel długoskrzydłyPolish
- freira-d'asa-grandePortuguese
- freira-de-cara-escuraPortuguese
- fura-bucho-de-cara-cinzaPortuguese
- fura-buxo-de-cara-cinzaPortuguese
- Длиннокрылый тайфунникRussian
- tajfúnnik veľkokrídlySlovak
- långvingad petrellSwedish
- Uzun Kanatlı FırtınakuşuTurkish
- тайфунник довгокрилийUkrainian
- 巨翅圓尾鸌Chinese
- 灰翅圆尾鹱Chinese
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Relatives of the great-winged petrel
Other species in the same genus Pterodroma.
Bermuda petrel
Pterodroma cahow
Soft-plumaged petrel
Pterodroma mollis
Black-winged petrel
Pterodroma nigripennis
Barau's petrel
Pterodroma baraui
Kermadec petrel
Pterodroma neglecta
Atlantic petrel
Pterodroma incerta
CompareGreat-winged petrel vs Bermuda petrelGreat-winged petrel vs Soft-plumaged petrelGreat-winged petrel vs Black-winged petrelGreat-winged petrel vs Barau's petrel
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the great-winged petrel?
An adult great-winged petrel weighs 531.8 g – 668 g and has a wingspan of 97 cm – 1 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the great-winged petrel live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the great-winged petrel for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the great-winged petrel endangered?
The great-winged petrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the great-winged petrel live?
The great-winged petrel has a recorded lifespan of 18 years.
What kind of animal is the great-winged petrel?
The great-winged petrel (Pterodroma macroptera) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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