Spectacled Petrel

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When to see the Spectacled Petrel

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Spectacled Petrel

The map shades 5 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Costa Rica, Réunion.

About the Spectacled Petrel

The spectacled petrel 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.

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Easily confused with

Grey PetrelProcellaria cinereaThe grey petrel is a large grey, white, and brown petrel. Black PetrelProcellaria parkinsoniThe plumage of the black petrel is all black, as are its legs and bill except for pale sections on the bill. Westland PetrelProcellaria westlandicaThe adult Westland petrel is a stocky bird, weighing around 1,100 grams (39 oz).