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 16 species which occur in Mozambique.
- Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Hall's Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Cape Petrel Daption capense
- Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera
- Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta (A)
- Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
- Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata
- Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
- Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax
- Gray Petrel Procellaria cinerea
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
- Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri (A)
- Mascarene Shearwater Puffinus atrodorsalis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Mozambique