List of Birds of Barbados - Shearwaters and Petrels

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.

  • Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea (A)
  • Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis (A)
  • Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus (A)
  • Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri (B)

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