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Magellanic diving petrel

Pelecanoides magellani (Mathews, 1912)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The magellanic diving petrel (Pelecanoides magellani) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 132 g to 160 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Magellanic diving petrel (Pelecanoides magellani)
Photo: John Gould · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the magellanic diving petrel

Weight
132 g – 160 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
50 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src 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
Not recorded

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Where does the magellanic diving petrel live?

Not recorded

What is the magellanic diving petrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Magellanic diving petrel (Pelecanoides magellani) is a species of diving petrel, one of five very similar, small, auk-like petrels found exclusively in the southern oceans. It is one of the smaller species of diving petrels, though size differences are seemingly indistinguishable between species unless seen up close. It is probably the least known of all five species.

From the Wikipedia article “Magellanic diving petrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Magellanic_diving_petrel&oldid=1380009308), 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 magellanic diving petrel endangered?

The magellanic diving petrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the magellanic diving petrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderProcellariiformes
  5. familyProcellariidae
  6. genusPelecanoides
  7. SpeciesPelecanoides magellani (Mathews, 1912)

Synonyms Pelacanoides magellani, Puffinuria garnotii magellani

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Magellan diving-petrelEnglish
  • Magellanic diving-petrelEnglish
  • Magellanic diving-petrelEnglish
  • Magellanic diving-petrelEnglish
  • نوء غواص ماجيلانيArabic
  • petrell cabussador de MagallanesCatalan
  • buřník magellanskýCzech
  • pedryn plymio MagellanWelsh
  • Magellan AlkestormfuglDanish
  • MagellanlummensturmvogelGerman
  • Magellan-LummensturmvogelGerman
  • magelana merĝopetreloEsperanto
  • Potoyunco magallánicoSpanish
  • Yunco de MagallanesSpanish
  • Yunco magallánicoSpanish
  • kaelus-torminiglasEstonian
  • sepelmyrskysukeltajaFinnish
  • Puffinure de MagellanFrench
  • mageljanska burnicaCroatian
  • tűzföldi bukóhojszaHungarian
  • Petrello tuffatore di MagellanoItalian
  • マゼランモグリウミツバメJapanese
  • magelaninis nardantysis audrašauklisLithuanian
  • MagelhaenduikstormvogelDutch
  • MagelhaenalkstormvogeltjeDutch
  • magellandykkpetrellNorwegian
  • nurzec magellańskiPolish
  • petrel-mergulhador-magalhânicoPortuguese
  • pardela-mergulhadora-de-magalhãesPortuguese
  • petrel-mergulhadorPortuguese
  • Магелланов нырковый буревестникRussian
  • Магелланов ныряющий буревестникRussian
  • pelikánovec goliernatýSlovak
  • magellandykpetrellSwedish
  • magellansk dykpetrellSwedish
  • Macellan Dalıcı FırtınakuşuTurkish
  • пуфінур магеланськийUkrainian
  • 麥哲倫鵜燕Chinese
  • 麦哲伦鹈燕Chinese

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Relatives of the magellanic diving petrel

Other species in the same genus Pelecanoides.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the magellanic diving petrel?

An adult magellanic diving petrel weighs 132 g – 160 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the magellanic diving petrel endangered?

The magellanic diving petrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the magellanic diving petrel?

The magellanic diving petrel (Pelecanoides magellani) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Magellanic diving petrel (Pelecanoides magellani). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/magellanic-diving-petrel

MLA

“Magellanic diving petrel (Pelecanoides magellani).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/magellanic-diving-petrel.

BibTeX
@misc{magellanic_diving_petrel_2026,
  title = {Magellanic diving petrel (Pelecanoides magellani)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/magellanic-diving-petrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}