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Spectacled petrel

Procellaria conspicillata Gould, 1844

VUVulnerablebirds

The spectacled petrel (Procellaria conspicillata) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.21 kg to 1.39 kg and live up to 30 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

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Quick facts about the spectacled petrel

Weight
1.21 kg – 1.39 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
30 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
60 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
0.874src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the spectacled petrel live?

Not recorded

What is the spectacled petrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The spectacled petrel (Procellaria conspicillata) is a rare seabird that nests only on the high western plateau of Inaccessible Island in the South Atlantic Tristan da Cunha group. It is one of the largest petrels that nests in burrows. This species was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the white-chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis).

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Is the spectacled petrel endangered?

The spectacled petrel is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species.

How is the spectacled petrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderProcellariiformes
  5. familyProcellariidae
  6. genusProcellaria
  7. SpeciesProcellaria conspicillata Gould, 1844

Synonyms Procellaria aequinoctialis conspicillata, Procellaria larvata, Procellaria perspicillata

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Bank's whale-birdEnglish
  • BrilbassiaanAfrikaans
  • نوء ذو النظارةArabic
  • baldriga d'ulleresCatalan
  • buřňák tristanskýCzech
  • BrilleskråpeDanish
  • BrillensturmvogelGerman
  • okulvitra petreloEsperanto
  • Pardela de anteojosSpanish
  • Petrel de anteojosSpanish
  • کبوتر دریایی خالدارPersian
  • silmälasiliitäjäFinnish
  • pétrel à lunettesFrench
  • Puffin à lunettesFrench
  • zovoj naočarCroatian
  • Burnjak naočarCroatian
  • Petrel kacamataIndonesian
  • Petrello dagli occhialiItalian
  • メガネミズナギドリJapanese
  • brilstormvogelDutch
  • brillepetrellNorwegian
  • burzyk okularowyPolish
  • pardela-d'óculosPortuguese
  • pardela-de-óculosPortuguese
  • Очковый буревестникRussian
  • víchrovec okuliarnatýSlovak
  • víchrovník okuliarnatýSlovak
  • Naočarasta burnicaSerbian
  • glasögonpetrellSwedish
  • Gözlüklü YelkovanTurkish
  • буревісник тристанськийUkrainian
  • Hải bão bốn mắtVietnamese
  • 白眶风鹱Chinese
  • 鏡斑風鸌Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the spectacled petrel

Other species in the same genus Procellaria.

VU, Vulnerable
Black petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)

Black petrel

Procellaria parkinsoni

Procellariidae

NT, Near Threatened
Grey petrel (Procellaria cinerea)

Grey petrel

Procellaria cinerea

Procellariidae

CompareSpectacled petrel vs White-chinned petrelSpectacled petrel vs Black petrelSpectacled petrel vs Westland petrelSpectacled petrel vs Grey petrel

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the spectacled petrel?

An adult spectacled petrel weighs 1.21 kg – 1.39 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the spectacled petrel endangered?

The spectacled petrel is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the spectacled petrel live?

The spectacled petrel has a recorded lifespan of 30 years.

What kind of animal is the spectacled petrel?

The spectacled petrel (Procellaria conspicillata) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{spectacled_petrel_2026,
  title = {Spectacled petrel (Procellaria conspicillata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spectacled-petrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}