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 12 species which occur in the Cook Islands.
- Hall's Giant Petrel Macronectes halli (A)
- Cape Petrel Daption capense
- Tahiti Petrel Pterodroma rostrata
- Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba (A)
- Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima
- Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta (A)
- Herald Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana
- Gould's Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera
- Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
- Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis
- Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The Cook Islands