Great-winged Petrel

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Pterodroma macroptera

Great-winged Petrel, a reference photo
Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

The great-winged petrel (Pterodroma macroptera) is a petrel living and breeding in the world's Southern Ocean.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Great-winged Petrel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Procellariiformes
Family
Procellariidae
Species
Pterodroma macroptera

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