Order: Procellariformes | Family: Procellariidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of Callao
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. S. California
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of Callao
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of Callao
Status: The Cook’s Petrel is a rare non-breeding visitor during the winter months of June through October. Due to similarities, extreme caution needs to be used when identifying Pterodroma petrels. The Cook’s Petrel also occurs in Ch.
Name in Spanish: Petrel de Cook.
Sub-species: Cook’s Petrel (Pterodroma cookii), (G. R. Gray), 1843.
Meaning of Name: Pterodroma: Gr pteron= wing and dromos= -racer, runner. cookii: In honor of Capt. James Cook (1728-1779) Royal Navy, hydrographer, explorer and circumnavigator.

Voice
Generally silent at sea.
References:
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2017.