List of Birds of Guinea - 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. There are 75 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Guinea.

  • Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae
  • Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
  • Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus

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