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Murphy's petrel

Pterodroma ultima Murphy, 1949

LCLeast Concernbirds

The murphy's petrel (Pterodroma ultima) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 355.5 g to 360 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Murphy's petrel (Pterodroma ultima)
Photo: Angela K. Kepler · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the murphy's petrel

Weight
360 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
89 cm – 97 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the murphy's petrel?

MURPHY'S PETREL · WINGSPAN 97 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 97 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the murphy's petrel is about 57% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Photos of the murphy's petrel

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Murphy's petrel (Pterodroma ultima)
Angela K. Kepler · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the murphy's petrel live?

Not recorded

What is the murphy's petrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Murphy's petrel (Pterodroma ultima) is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels. The bird is 38–41 cm length, with a 97 cm wingspan, and weighs about 360 g. Its plumage is all dark sooty-grey, except for a pale chin, and pinkish legs; it does not exhibit sexual dimorphism. It was described by Robert Cushman Murphy in 1949, which is the source of the species' common name.

Murphy's petrels take unusually long feeding trips during incubation.

From the Wikipedia article “Murphy's petrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murphy%27s_petrel&oldid=1383295411), 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 murphy's petrel endangered?

The murphy's 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. What the categories mean.

How is the murphy's petrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderProcellariiformes
  5. familyProcellariidae
  6. genusPterodroma
  7. SpeciesPterodroma ultima Murphy, 1949
Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • نوء مورفيArabic
  • petrell de MurphyCatalan
  • buřňák tmavýCzech
  • buřňák MurphyůvCzech
  • pedryn MurphyWelsh
  • Mørkvinget PetrelDanish
  • MurphysturmvogelGerman
  • Murphy-SturmvogelGerman
  • murfia petreloEsperanto
  • Petrel de MurphySpanish
  • Fardela de MurphySpanish
  • tuamotu tormilindEstonian
  • مرغ باران مورفیPersian
  • laineviistäjäFinnish
  • Pétrel de MurphyFrench
  • Diablotin de MurphyFrench
  • murphijev zovojCroatian
  • Murphyeva burnicaCroatian
  • Murphy-viharmadárHungarian
  • Petrello di MurphyItalian
  • ウスハジロミズナギドリJapanese
  • Merfio audrašauklisLithuanian
  • Murphy-stormvogelDutch
  • Murphy's StormvogelDutch
  • tuamotupetrellNorwegian
  • petrel ciemnyPolish
  • freira-de-murphyPortuguese
  • freira-das-austraisPortuguese
  • grazina-de-murphyPortuguese
  • E'uporay
  • Тайфунник МэрфиRussian
  • Тёмный тайфунникRussian
  • tajfúnnik svetlobradýSlovak
  • murphypetrellSwedish
  • pitcairnpetrellSwedish
  • Murphy FırtınakuşuTurkish
  • тайфунник МерфіUkrainian
  • 墨氏圆尾鹱Chinese
  • 墨菲氏圓尾鸌Chinese

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Relatives of the murphy's petrel

Other species in the same genus Pterodroma.

CompareMurphy's petrel vs Bermuda petrelMurphy's petrel vs Great-winged petrelMurphy's petrel vs Soft-plumaged petrelMurphy's petrel vs Black-winged petrel

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the murphy's petrel?

An adult murphy's petrel weighs 360 g and has a wingspan of 89 cm – 97 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the murphy's petrel endangered?

The murphy's 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 murphy's petrel?

The murphy's petrel (Pterodroma ultima) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{murphys_petrel_2026,
  title = {Murphy's petrel (Pterodroma ultima)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/murphys-petrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}