Procellariiformes
Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
HBW 1, p. 216
- Medium-sized to large seabirds with compact build, long, narrow wings and "tubenose".
- Cosmopolitan, in all oceans; greatest diversity in Southern Hemisphere.
- Marine and pelagic.
- 12 genera, 70 species, 109 taxa.
- 26 species threatened; 1 subspecies extinct since 1600.
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List of species:
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- 57 1 18 38 8 1 Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
- 66 1 38 27 8 2 Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli)
- 62 2 31 29 8 3 Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
- 15 1 6 8 8 4 Southern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides)
- 6 1 5 8 5 Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica antarctica)
- 45 1 23 21 8 6 Cape Petrel (Daption capense)
- 16 1 5 10 8 7 Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea)
- 15 5 10 8 8 Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera)
- 0 2 9 Mascarene Petrel (Pterodroma aterrima)
- 7 2 5 6 10 Tahiti Petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
- 2 1 1 8 11 White-headed Petrel (Pterodroma lessonii)
- 0 3 12 Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata)
- 0 3 13 Bermuda Petrel (Pterodroma cahow)
- 4 4 3 14 Atlantic Petrel (Pterodroma incerta)
- 4 4 3 15 Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
- 3 2 1 6 16 Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)
- 5 2 3 4 17 Providence Petrel (Pterodroma solandri)
- 2 1 1 8 18 Kerguelen Petrel (Pterodroma brevirostris)
- 1 1 6 19 Murphy's Petrel (Pterodroma ultima)
- 2 1 1 8 19 Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
- 0 2 20 Magenta Petrel (Pterodroma magentae)
- 1 1 8 21 Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
- 8 5 3 8 22 Soft-plumaged Petrel (Pterodroma mollis)
- 1 1 6 23 Cape Verde Petrel (Pterodroma feae)
- 0 3 24 Madeira Petrel (Pterodroma madeira)
- 3 2 1 3 25 Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui)
- 2 1 1 4 26 Dark-rumped Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia)
- 1 1 4 27 Juan Fernandez Petrel (Pterodroma externa)
- 9 2 7 4 28 White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis)
- 6 5 1 4 29 Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
- 5 1 4 4 30 Mas a Tierra Petrel (Pterodroma defilippiana)
- 10 5 5 6 31 Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera)
- 4 1 3 8 32 Bonin Petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)
- 5 2 3 8 33 Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
- 0 3 34 Chatham Petrel (Pterodroma axillaris)
- 0 4 35 Stejneger's Petrel (Pterodroma longirostris)
- 0 4 36 Pycroft's Petrel (Pterodroma pycrofti)
- 0 2 37 Fiji Petrel (Pterodroma macgillivrayi)
- 6 3 3 8 38 Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea)
- 1 1 8 39 Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata)
- 3 3 8 40 Salvin's Prion (Pachyptila salvini)
- 11 7 4 8 41 Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata)
- 12 9 3 8 43 Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur)
- 2 1 1 8 44 Fulmar Prion (Pachyptila crassirostris)
- 10 1 5 4 8 45 Slender-billed Prion (Pachyptila belcheri)
- 3 2 1 8 45 Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
- 0 6 46 Jouanin's Petrel (Bulweria fallax)
- 2 1 1 6 47 Grey Petrel (Procellaria cinerea)
- 40 4 18 18 4 48 White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis)
- 9 3 6 4 49 Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)
- 10 7 3 4 50 Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica)
- 5 2 3 8 52 Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)
- 14 1 6 7 8 53 Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)
- 16 5 11 4 55 Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus)
- 10 5 5 8 56 Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes)
- 8 4 4 8 57 Great Shearwater (Puffinus gravis)
- 27 3 6 18 8 58 Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
- 7 5 2 4 59 Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
- 15 1 4 10 6 60 Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
- 12 4 8 8 61 Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
- 2 2 8 62 Christmas Shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis)
- 4 3 1 8 63 Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
- 8 7 1 6 65 Yelkouan Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan)
- 2 1 1 3 66 Hutton's Shearwater (Puffinus huttoni)
- 2 1 1 6 67 Black-vented Shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelas)
- 3 3 3 68 Townsend's Shearwater (Puffinus auricularis)
- 5 1 4 8 69 Fluttering Shearwater (Puffinus gavia)
- 3 1 2 8 70 Little Shearwater (Puffinus assimilis)
- 8 5 3 8 71 Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)
- 1 1 4 73 Heinroth's Shearwater (Puffinus heinrothi)
Family statistics
12 genera, 70 species
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| 12 genera | (100%) |
| 60 species | (86%) |
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