List of Birds of Vanuatu - 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 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

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