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Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Procellariidae

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Puffinus pacificus (Gmelin, 1789)

Puffinus pacificus, the wedge-tailed shearwater, is the largest tropical shearwater with two color morphs, that feeds on fish, squid, and crustaceans.

Sooty Shearwater
Procellariidae

Sooty Shearwater

Puffinus griseus (Gmelin, 1789)

Puffinus griseus, the sooty shearwater, is a dark-plumaged long-distance migratory seabird currently classified as near threatened by the IUCN.

Buller's Albatross
Diomedeidae

Buller's Albatross

Thalassarche bulleri (Rothschild, 1893)

Buller's albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) is an albatross species endemic to New Zealand that breeds annually in coastal colonies.

Shy Albatross
Diomedeidae

Shy Albatross

Thalassarche cauta (Gould, 1841)

Shy albatross (Thalassarche cauta) is the largest mollymawk, endemic breeding albatross of Australia, living around 60 years.

Gray-headed Albatross
Diomedeidae

Gray-headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma (J.R.Forster, 1785)

Thalassarche chrysostoma, the grey-headed albatross, is a Southern Ocean seabird with distinct plumage and specific breeding habits.

Salvin's Albatross
Diomedeidae

Salvin's Albatross

Thalassarche salvini (Rothschild, 1893)

Salvin's albatross is a large mollymawk that breeds on Southern Ocean islands and ranges across the Southern Hemisphere.

Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
Diomedeidae

Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross

Thalassarche carteri (Rothschild, 1903)

Thalassarche carteri, the Indian yellow-nosed albatross, is a medium-sized albatross that breeds on southern Indian Ocean islands.

Black-browed Albatross
Diomedeidae

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris (Temminck, 1828)

Thalassarche melanophris, the black-browed albatross, is a medium-sized southern ocean albatross with a 70+ year natural lifespan.

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
Diomedeidae

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

Thalassarche chlororhynchos (Gmelin, 1789)

Thalassarche chlororhynchos, the Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross, is a small mollymawk that breeds on mid-Atlantic islands and forages across the south Atlantic.

Southern Royal Albatross
Diomedeidae

Southern Royal Albatross

Diomedea epomophora Lesson, 1825

Diomedea epomophora, the southern royal albatross, is a large seabird that nests mostly on New Zealand's subantarctic Campbell Island.

Northern Royal Albatross
Diomedeidae

Northern Royal Albatross

Diomedea sanfordi Murphy, 1917

Diomedea sanfordi (northern royal albatross) is a large seabird that breeds in New Zealand and ranges across the southern oceans.

Snowy Albatross
Diomedeidae

Snowy Albatross

Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758

Diomedea exulans, the snowy albatross, is a large long-lived seabird that ranges across the southern oceans.

Antipodean Albatross
Diomedeidae

Antipodean Albatross

Diomedea antipodensis C.J.R.Robertson & Warham, 1992

Diomedea antipodensis is a large South Pacific albatross with distinct plumage differences between sexes and subspecies.

Black-footed Albatross
Diomedeidae

Black-footed Albatross

Phoebastria nigripes (Audubon, 1839)

Phoebastria nigripes, the black-footed albatross, is a mostly dark northern Pacific albatross that breeds mainly on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

Short-tailed Albatross
Diomedeidae

Short-tailed Albatross

Phoebastria albatrus (Pallas, 1769)

Phoebastria albatrus, the short-tailed albatross, is a medium-sized North Pacific albatross with specific size and plumage traits.

Waved Albatross
Diomedeidae

Waved Albatross

Phoebastria irrorata (Salvin, 1883)

Phoebastria irrorata, the waved albatross, is a medium-sized albatross that mostly breeds in the Galápagos archipelago.

Laysan Albatross
Diomedeidae

Laysan Albatross

Phoebastria immutabilis (Rothschild, 1893)

The Laysan albatross is a large North Pacific seabird with distinct plumage, long lifespan, and varied breeding behavior.

Light-mantled Albatross
Diomedeidae

Light-mantled Albatross

Phoebetria palpebrata (J.R.Forster, 1785)

Phoebetria palpebrata, the light-mantled albatross, is a Southern Ocean seabird that breeds on subantarctic and Antarctic islands.

Sooty Albatross
Diomedeidae

Sooty Albatross

Phoebetria fusca (Hilsenberg, 1822)

Phoebetria fusca, the sooty albatross, is a medium-sized southern albatross that breeds biennially on southern Atlantic and Indian Ocean islands.

European Storm-Petrel
Hydrobatidae

European Storm-Petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hydrobates pelagicus, the European storm petrel, is a small migratory seabird that breeds on Western Palaearctic islands.

Least Storm-Petrel
Hydrobatidae

Least Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma microsoma (Coues, 1864)

The least storm petrel is the smallest seabird in Procellariiformes, breeding off Mexico and foraging at sea across the Pacific.

Markham's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobatidae

Markham's Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma markhami (Salvin, 1883)

Markham's storm petrel is a Humboldt Current endemic seabird that nests in the Atacama Desert of Peru and Chile.

Black Storm-Petrel
Hydrobatidae

Black Storm-Petrel

Hydrobates melania (Bonaparte, 1854)

Hydrobates melania, the black storm petrel, is a small seabird in the Hydrobatidae family, 23 cm long with a 46–51 cm wingspan.

Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
Hydrobatidae

Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma tethys (Bonaparte, 1852)

The wedge-rumped storm petrel is a storm petrel that breeds in the Galápagos Islands and coastal Peru, formerly in genus Oceanodroma.

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