Pelagic Migrants Wintering in Peru

The lists below include species that migrate from southern oceans, tropical islands, and the Galapagos Archipelago toward pelagic waters of Peru. Perhaps as expected, the vast majority of pelagic non-breeding birds wintering in Peru belong to the Order Procellariidae.
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Species migrating from southern oceans and tropical islands towards pelagic regions of Peru

Black-browed Albatross Albatros de Ceja Negra Thalassarche melanophrys
Buller’s Albatross Albatros de Buller Thalassarche bulleri
Salvin’s Albatross Albatros de Salvin Thalassarche salvini
Southern Giant-Petrel Petrel Gigante Sureño Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant-Petrel Petrel Gigante Norteño Macronectes halli
Southern Fulmar Petrel Plateado Fulmarus glacialoides
Cape Petrel Petrel Damero Daption capense
Cook’s Petrel Petrel de Cook Pterodroma cookii
Masatierra Petrel Petrel Chileno Pterodroma defilippiana
Antarctic Prion Petrel-Azul Antártico Pachyptila desolata
Slender-billed (Thin-billed) Prion Petrel-Azul de Pico Delgado Pachyptila belcheri
White-chinned Petrel Petrel de Mentón Blanco Procellaria aequinoctialis
Parkinson’s Petrel Petrel de Parkinson Procellaria parkinsoni
Buller’s Shearwater Pardela de Buller Puffinus bulleri
Sooty Shearwater Pardela Oscura Puffinus griseus
Pink-footed Shearwater Pardela de Pata Rosada Puffinus creatopus
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Golondrina de Mar de Wilson Oceanites oceanicus
Masked Booby Piquero Enmascarado Sula dactylatra
Chilean Skua Salteador Chileno Stercorarius chilensis
South Polar Skua Salteador del Polo Sur Stercorarius maccormicki

Species migrating from the Galapagos Archipelago towards pelagic regions of Peru

Waved Albatross Albatros de las Galápagos Phoebastria irrorata
Red-billed Tropicbird Ave del Trópico de Pico Rojo Phaethon aethereus
Magnificent Frigatebird Avefragata Magnífica Fregata magnificens
Swallow-tailed Gull Gaviota Tijereta Creagrus furcatus