Shearwaters and Petrels
Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Procellariidae
The Procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised by united nostrils with medium septum, and a long outer functional primary. There are 75 species worldwide, 33 in Southern Africa.
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica accidental
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera
- White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii
- Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta accidental
- Barau's Petrel Pterodroma baraui accidental
- Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
- Kerguelen Petrel Lugensa brevirostris
- Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea
- Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata
- Salvin's Prion Pachyptila salvini
- Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
- Fulmar Prion Pachyptila crassirostris
- Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri accidental
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii accidental
- Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Spectacled Petrel Procellaria conspicillata
- Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
- Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas accidental
- Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
- Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni accidental
- Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
Read more about this topic: List Of Southern African Birds