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Stejneger's petrel

Pterodroma longirostris (Stejneger, 1893)

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The stejneger's petrel (Pterodroma longirostris) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 143 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

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Quick facts about the stejneger's petrel

Weight
143 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
70 cm – 76 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
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the stejneger's petrel?

STEJNEGER'S PETREL · WINGSPAN 76 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 76 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the stejneger's petrel is about 45% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the stejneger's petrel live?

Not recorded

What is the stejneger's petrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Stejneger's petrel (Pterodroma longirostris) is a species of seabird belonging to the family Procellaridae, the gadfly petrels, shearwaters and related species. This species is found in the tropical and subtropical Pacific Ocean, although as a breeding bird it is restricted to the Juan Fernandez Islands of Chile.

From the Wikipedia article “Stejneger's petrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stejneger%27s_petrel&oldid=1382084433), 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 stejneger's petrel endangered?

The stejneger's 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. What the categories mean.

How is the stejneger's petrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderProcellariiformes
  5. familyProcellariidae
  6. genusPterodroma
  7. SpeciesPterodroma longirostris (Stejneger, 1893)

Synonyms Aestrelata longirostris, Pterodroma cooki masafuerae, Pterodroma longirostris longirostris

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • نوء استينغرArabic
  • بترل استينغرArabic
  • petrell de StejnegerCatalan
  • buřňák kapradinovýCzech
  • buřňák StejnegerůvCzech
  • pedryn StejnegerWelsh
  • Grårygget PetrelDanish
  • StejnegersturmvogelGerman
  • Stejneger-SturmvogelGerman
  • longbeka petreloEsperanto
  • Fardela de MasafueraSpanish
  • Fardela de Más AfueraSpanish
  • Petrel de Más AfueraSpanish
  • krae-tormilindEstonian
  • مرغ باران استاینگرPersian
  • kääpiöviistäjäFinnish
  • Pétrel de StejnegerFrench
  • Diablotin de StejnegerFrench
  • tamnokapi zovojCroatian
  • Stejnegerova burnicaCroatian
  • Stejneger-viharmadárHungarian
  • Petrello di StejnegerItalian
  • ヒメシロハラミズナギドリJapanese
  • Šteinegerio audrašauklisLithuanian
  • Stejnegera vētrasputnsLatvian
  • Stejneger-stormvogelDutch
  • Stejnegers StormvogelDutch
  • sotnakkepetrellNorwegian
  • petrel długodziobyPolish
  • freira-de-stejnegerPortuguese
  • freira-pequena-das-juan-fernándezPortuguese
  • grazina-de-stejnegerPortuguese
  • Длинноклювый тайфунникRussian
  • tajfúnnik papraďovýSlovak
  • stejnegerpetrellSwedish
  • långnäbbad petrellSwedish
  • Stejnegers petrellSwedish
  • Stejneger FırtınakuşuTurkish
  • тайфунник ШтейнегераUkrainian
  • 長嘴圓尾鸌Chinese
  • 长嘴圆尾鹱Chinese

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Relatives of the stejneger's petrel

Other species in the same genus Pterodroma.

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Common questions

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How big is the stejneger's petrel?

An adult stejneger's petrel weighs 143 g and has a wingspan of 70 cm – 76 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the stejneger's petrel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the stejneger's petrel?

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

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{stejnegers_petrel_2026,
  title = {Stejneger's petrel (Pterodroma longirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stejnegers-petrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}