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 10 species which occur in Cape Verde.
- Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae
- Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
- Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii
- Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus (A)
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus (A)
- Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
- Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
- Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Cape Verde