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 20 species which occur in New Caledonia.
- Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus (A)
- Hall's Giant Petrel Macronectes halli (A)
- Cape Petrel Daption capense (A)
- Tahiti Petrel Pterodroma rostrata
- Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata
- Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri (A)
- Herald Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana
- White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis (A)
- Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii (A)
- Gould's Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera
- Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis
- Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea (A)
- Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
- Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
- Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of New Caledonia