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 14 species which occur in Tonga.
- Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus (A)
- Cape Petrel Daption capense
- Tahiti Petrel Pterodroma rostrata
- Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba (A)
- Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata
- Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta
- Herald Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana
- White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis
- Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
- Buller's Shearwater Puffinus bulleri (A)
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
- Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris
- Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Tonga