Galapagos petrel  (Pterodroma phaeopygia)

Facts

Also known as:Dark-rumped petrel
Previously known as:Pterodroma phaeopygia phaeopygia
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Procellariiformes
Family Procellariidae
Genus Pterodroma (1)
Size Length: 43 cm (2)
Wingspan: 91 cm (3)

Status

The Galapagos petrel is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and is listed on Appendix I of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (4). It is also listed as Endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (5).