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 9 species which occur in Senegal.
- Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae
- Madeira Petrel Pterodroma madeira
- Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
- Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
- Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Senegal