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 14 species which occur in Papua New Guinea.
- Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Tahiti Petrel Pterodroma rostrata
- Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta
- Gould's Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
- Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris
- Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis
- Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
- Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
- Heinroth's Shearwater Puffinus heinrothi
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Papua New Guinea