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 7 species which occur in Germany.
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea (A)
- Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis (A)
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus (A)
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus (A)
- Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus (A)
- Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis (A)
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