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 17 species which occur in Vanuatu.
- Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus (A)
- Cape Petrel Daption capense
- Tahiti Petrel Pterodroma rostrata
- Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri (A)
- Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta (A)
- Herald Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana (A)
- White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis
- Gould's Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera
- Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis (A)
- Vanuatu Petrel Pterodroma occulata
- Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata (A)
- Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii (A)
- Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
- Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Vanuatu