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 6 species which occur in the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
- Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris
- Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis
- Townsend's Shearwater Puffinus auricularis
- Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The Northern Mariana Islands