Great-winged Petrel

Pterodroma macroptera

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Procellariiformes
Family
Procellariidae
Genus
Pterodroma
eBird Code
grwpet3

Distribution

breeds on subtropical to temperate islands from Tristan da Cunha and Gough (south-central South Atlantic Ocean) to Kerguelen Island (southern Indian Ocean), and Eclipse and Coffin islands (off southwestern Australia); non-breeding range in subtropical to temperate South Atlantic and southern Indian oceans from east of southern South America to southern Australian waters

Vocalizations

Spencer McIntyre · CC_BY_4_0
Spencer McIntyre · CC_BY_4_0
Emily Roberts · CC_BY_4_0
Spencer McIntyre · CC_BY_4_0
Chris Harrison · CC_BY_4_0

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.