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 20 species which occur in Namibia.
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- 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
- Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri (A)
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii (A)
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Kerguelen Petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
- Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Namibia