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.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Peruvian Diving 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
- Pelecanoides magellani
- Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Ptychoramphus aleuticus
- Synthliboramphus craveri
- Alle alle
- Brachyramphus marmoratus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Pelecanoides
- Species
- Pelecanoides garnotii
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