Shearwaters and Petrels
Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Procellariidae
The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised by united nostrils with medium septum, and a long outer functional primary.
- Northern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis
- Great-winged Petrel, Pterodroma macroptera *
- Murphy's Petrel, Pterodroma ultima
- Mottled Petrel, Pterodroma inexpectata *
- Dark-rumped Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia/sandwichensis *
- Cook's Petrel, Pterodroma cookii
- Stejneger's Petrel, Pterodroma longirostris *
- Bulwer's Petrel, Bulweria bulwerii *
- Parkinson's Petrel, Procellaria parkinsoni *
- Streaked Shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas *
- Cory's Shearwater, Calonectris diomedea *
- Pink-footed Shearwater, Puffinus creatopus
- Flesh-footed Shearwater, Puffinus carneipes
- Greater Shearwater, Puffinus gravis *
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus pacificus *
- Buller's Shearwater, Puffinus bulleri
- Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus
- Short-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris
- Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus *
- Black-vented Shearwater, Puffinus opisthomelas
- Little Shearwater, Puffinus assimilis *
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