Procellariidae
Cook's Petrel
Pterodroma cookii (G.R.Gray, 1843)
Pterodroma cookii, or Cook's petrel, is a small vulnerable petrel that breeds only on three New Zealand islands and migrates across the Pacific.
Black-capped Petrel
Pterodroma hasitata (Kuhl, 1820)
Pterodroma hasitata, the black-capped petrel, is a large nocturnal breeding seabird with few remaining confirmed breeding sites in the Caribbean.
Providence Petrel
Pterodroma solandri (Gould, 1844)
Pterodroma solandri, providence petrel, is a large gadfly petrel that breeds only at two Tasman Sea locations.
Soft-plumaged Petrel
Pterodroma mollis (Gould, 1844)
Pterodroma mollis, the soft-plumaged petrel, is a medium-sized Southern Hemisphere seabird with plumage variations.
Mottled Petrel
Pterodroma inexpectata (J.R.Forster, 1844)
The mottled petrel (kōrure, Pterodroma inexpectata) is a transequatorial migratory gadfly petrel seabird that breeds in New Zealand offshore islands.
Juan Fernandez Petrel
Pterodroma externa (Salvin, 1875)
Pterodroma externa, the Juan Fernández petrel, is a large vulnerable gadfly petrel that breeds only on one Chilean island.
Galápagos Petrel
Pterodroma phaeopygia (Salvin, 1876)
Pterodroma phaeopygia, the Galápagos petrel, is an endemic gadfly petrel of the Galápagos Islands with low nesting success.
Kermadec Petrel
Pterodroma neglecta (Schlegel, 1863)
The Kermadec petrel is a polymorphic gadfly petrel that breeds across Pacific island colonies, with some confirmed and dubious vagrant records.
Atlantic Petrel
Pterodroma incerta (Schlegel, 1863)
Pterodroma incerta, the Atlantic petrel, is a South Atlantic-endemic gadfly petrel that breeds on Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island.
Murphy's Petrel
Pterodroma ultima Murphy, 1949
Murphy's petrel is a little-known dark South Pacific gadfly petrel with an extremely large breeding foraging range.
White-headed Petrel
Pterodroma lessonii (Garnot, 1826)
Pterodroma lessonii, the white-headed petrel, is a seabird with a distinct pale head and dark eye patch, specific coloured plumage and body features.
Masatierra Petrel
Pterodroma defilippiana (Giglioli & Salvadori, 1869)
Pterodroma defilippiana, the Masatierra petrel, is a 26 cm seabird that nests on two Chilean island groups in the eastern Pacific.
Black-winged Petrel
Pterodroma nigripennis (Rothschild, 1893)
Pterodroma nigripennis, the black-winged petrel, is a small East Pacific pelagic seabird that only comes to land to breed.
Great-winged Petrel
Pterodroma macroptera (A.Smith, 1840)
Pterodroma macroptera (great-winged petrel) is a large dark brown Southern Hemisphere seabird that feeds mostly on squid.
Hawaiian Petrel
Pterodroma sandwichensis (Ridgway, 1884)
Pterodroma sandwichensis, the Hawaiian petrel, is a large endemic petrel of Hawaiʻi with rare vagrant records in western North America.
Great-winged Petrel
Pterodroma macroptera gouldi (Hutton, 1869)
This is a subspecies of the great-winged petrel, a large dark-brown Southern Hemisphere seabird that feeds mainly on squid.
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus (Brunnich, 1764)
Puffinus puffinus, the Manx shearwater, is a long-distance migrating marine seabird that nests in North Atlantic island burrows.
Fluttering Shearwater
Puffinus gavia (J.R.Forster, 1844)
Puffinus gavia, the fluttering shearwater, is a small to medium shearwater endemic to New Zealand with distinct plumage and habits.
Black-vented Shearwater
Puffinus opisthomelas Coues, 1864
Puffinus opisthomelas (black-vented shearwater) is a pelagic seabird that breeds off Baja California, Mexico.
Hutton's Shearwater
Puffinus huttoni Mathews, 1912
Puffinus huttoni, or Hutton's shearwater, is a medium-sized New Zealand-breeding migratory seabird that feeds at sea on small fish and krill.
Yelkouan Shearwater
Puffinus yelkouan (Acerbi, 1827)
Puffinus yelkouan, the yelkouan shearwater, is a Mediterranean seabird with characteristic shearing flight, that is hard to distinguish from related shearwaters.
Balearic Shearwater
Puffinus mauretanicus Lowe, 1921
The Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) is a medium-sized shearwater that breeds in the Balearic Islands.
Galapagos Shearwater
Puffinus subalaris Ridgway, 1897
Puffinus subalaris (Galápagos shearwater) is a small slender shearwater with defined plumage traits, closely resembling the tropical shearwater.
Sargasso Shearwater
Puffinus lherminieri Lesson, 1839
Puffinus lherminieri, the Sargasso shearwater, is a small Atlantic seabird that breeds in Caribbean and Lucayan Archipelago islands.
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