List of Birds of Florida - Petrels and Shearwaters

Petrels and Shearwaters

Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Procellariidae

The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised by united tubular nostrils with a median septum.

  • Northern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis (A)
  • Black-capped Petrel, Pterodoma hasitata
  • Cory's Shearwater, Calonectris diomedea
  • Great Shearwater, Puffinus gravis
  • Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus
  • Short-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris (A)
  • Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus (A)
  • Audubon's Shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri

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