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 17 species which have been recorded in Ecuador.
- Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Hall's Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Cape Petrel Daption capense
- Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata
- Galapagos Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia (E)
- Defilippe's Petrel Pterodroma defilippiana
- Gould's Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera
- Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Parkinson's Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni
- Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
- Buller's Shearwater Puffinus bulleri
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
- Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Ecuador