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 75 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Angola.
- Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Hall's Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Cape Petrel Daption capense
- Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera
- Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
- Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
- Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Angola