Aug 22

Bird of the day

Peruvian diving petrel

Pelecanoides garnotii

The Peruvian diving petrel (Pelecanoides garnotii) (local name in Peru: potoyunco) is a small seabird that feeds in offshore waters in the Humboldt Current off Peru and Chile.

Peruvian diving petrel is 20–24 cm (7.9–9.4 in) in overall length. Like the rest of the diving petrels it is a nondescript bird, with a dark back and pale belly, and blue feet, and can be separated from the rest of its family only by differences in its beak and nostrils.

Aliases

Peruvian Diving-petrel, Pelecanoides garnotii

Range

Range map of Curl-crested aracari