Galapagos Petrel 
Scientific Name:
Pterodroma phaeopygia
Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Dark-rumped Petrel
Group:
Birds
Status/Date Listed as Endangered:
CR-IUCN: 2012
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador (Galapagos Islands), El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines

Facts Summary:
The Galapagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "birds" and found in the following area(s): Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador (Galapagos Islands), El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines. This species is also known by the following name(s): Dark-rumped Petrel.

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