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 27 species which have been recorded in Peru.
- Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Hall's Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Cape Petrel Daption capense
- Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima (A)
- Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta (A)
- Galapagos Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia
- Juan Fernandez Petrel Pterodroma externa (A)
- Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
- Defilippe's Petrel Pterodroma defilippiana
- Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis (A)
- Stejneger's Petrel Pterodroma longirostris (A)
- Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea (A)
- Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata (A)
- Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
- Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Gray Petrel Procellaria cinerea
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Parkinson's Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni
- Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica (A)
- Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes (A)
- Buller's Shearwater Puffinus bulleri
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
- Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
- Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Peru