List of Birds of The Seychelles - Shearwaters and Petrels

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 7 species which occur in the Seychelles.

  • Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus (A)
  • Cape Petrel Daption capense (A)
  • Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta (A)
  • Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax (A)
  • Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes (A)
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
  • Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri

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