List of Non-passerine Birds of Korea - Petrels and Shearwaters

Petrels and Shearwaters

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae

The family Procellariidae is the main radiation of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised by united nostrils with medium septum, and a long outer functional primary. It is dominant in the Southern Oceans, but not so in the Northern Hemisphere.

  • Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
  • Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes
  • Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris
  • Bonin Petrel Pterodroma hypoleuca


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