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 11 species which have been recorded in Colombia.
- Cape Petrel Daption capense (A)
- Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata (A)
- Galapagos Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia (A)
- Parkinson's Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni (A)
- Westland Petrel, Procellaria westlandica (A)
- Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus (A)
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus (A)
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus (A)
- Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativititatis (A)
- Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri (A)
- Galapagos Shearwater Puffinus subalaris (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Colombia