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 about 77 species worldwide and 11 species which occur in Saint Helena.
- Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus (A)
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides (A)
- Cape Petrel Daption capense (A)
- Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima (A)
- Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis (A)
- Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata (A)
- Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis (A)
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea (A)
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus (A)
- Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri (Ex, A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Saint Helena