Shearwaters and Petrels
Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Procellariidae
The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised by united nostrils with a medium septum, and a long outer functional primary. There are about 77 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in American Samoa.
- Tahiti Petrel Pterodroma rostrata
- Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata (A)
- Herald Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana
- White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis
- Gould's Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes (A)
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus (A)
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
- Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris
- Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis
- Townsend's Shearwater Puffinus auricularis (A)
- Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of American Samoa