Procellariiformes / Procellariidae / Pelecanoides

Common Diving Petrel

Pelecanoides urinatrix

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Spencer McIntyre · CC_BY_4_0

Svend Hansen · CC_BY_4_0

Pelecanoides urinatrix berard

breeds Falkland Islands
Pelecanoides urinatrix chathamensis

breeds islets of Chatham, Stewart, and Snares islands (New Zealand)
Pelecanoides urinatrix coppingeri

presumably breeds islands of southern Chile; ranges of Santa Cruz Province (southeastern Argentina)
Pelecanoides urinatrix dacunhae

breeds Tristan da Cunha and Gough islands (South Atlantic)
Pelecanoides urinatrix exsul

breeds subantarctic islands from South Georgia Island eastward to Macquarie Island (Australia), and Auckland, Campbell, and Antipodes islands (New Zealand)
Pelecanoides urinatrix urinatrix

breeds islets of southeastern Australia including Bass Strait and Tasmania, and off North Island, and Cook and Foveaux straits (New Zealand); ranges in nearby seas

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.