Species · accepted · checked 2026-08-05

Pterodroma inexpectata

Mottled Petrel

WoRMS 225761ITIS 174569key itis:174569

2026-08-05: worms_id 225761 via WoRMS TSN crosswalk (status accepted)

Silhouette · Anthony Caravaggi · CC0 1.0 · PhyloPic, drawn from Pterodroma

Mottled Petrel35 cm

bongo net ring71 cm

max · sealifebase

Photograph of Pterodroma inexpectata — Photo · M Rutherford · CC BY 4.0 · inat

The mottled petrel or kōrure is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels. It usually attains 33 to 35 cm (13–14 in) in length with a 74 to 82 cm (29–32 in) wingspan.W CalCOFI holds 12 observations of it in 1 dataset between 1989 and 2015.R

12
observations: 12
records: 12
sampling events: 1989–2015
years: 1
datasets

Observed in
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One row per dataset, one cell per year, darker with more observations — the same strip the front door draws per dataset. Each row ends with the name that dataset uses (dataset_taxon); the accepted name is written once, in the title above. A quiet pill marks a name the authority does not accept.

Seabirds & Marine Mammals 12 obs · 12 events · 1989–2015
name used: Pterodroma inexpectata Mottled Petrel · code MOPE

How big is it
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Every mark is a measured length with its own source — hover one to read it. The reference objects are _data/size_reference.csv: two of them, the 505 µm bongo mesh and the net's ring, are CalCOFI's own sampling gear.

Groups

calcofi:seabirds

Ways in
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Read from taxa.json of release v2026.09.11, written at release by calcofi4db::build_taxa_catalog(). The catalog's index is /species/.

Explorer db-query

ERDDAPCalCOFI's own server, the Seabirds & Marine Mammals table constrained to this taxon

https://erddap.calcofi.io/erddap/tabledap/farallon_bird-mammal.html?&taxon_key=%22itis:174569%22

Pterodroma inexpectata

How big is itiEvery mark is a measured length with its own source — hover one to read it. The reference objects are _data/size_reference.csv: two of them, the 505 µm bongo mesh and the net's ring, are CalCOFI's own sampling gear.

Groups

Ways iniRead from taxa.json of release v2026.09.11, written at release by calcofi4db::build_taxa_catalog(). The catalog's index is /species/.

How big is it
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Every mark is a measured length with its own source — hover one to read it. The reference objects are _data/size_reference.csv: two of them, the 505 µm bongo mesh and the net's ring, are CalCOFI's own sampling gear.

Ways in
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Read from taxa.json of release v2026.09.11, written at release by calcofi4db::build_taxa_catalog(). The catalog's index is /species/.