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 7 species which occur in Kenya.
- Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Cape Petrel Daption capense
- Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
- Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri
- Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
- Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Kenya