Procellariidae
Puffinus assimilis Gould, 1838
Puffinus assimilis Gould, 1838
Puffinus assimilis Gould, 1838 is a small shearwater with four recognized subspecies distributed across islands of Australia and New Zealand.
Bulweria bulwerii (Jardine & Selby, 1828)
Bulweria bulwerii (Jardine & Selby, 1828)
Bulweria bulwerii is a pelagic long-winged petrel widespread across tropical and subtropical oceans with distinctive buoyant twisting flight.
Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus, 1758
Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus, 1758
Procellaria aequinoctialis, the white-chinned petrel, is a large seabird that breeds on subantarctic islands and ranges across the Southern Ocean.
Procellaria parkinsoni G.R.Gray, 1862
Procellaria parkinsoni G.R.Gray, 1862
Procellaria parkinsoni, the black petrel, is a medium-sized endemic New Zealand seabird now breeding only on Great Barrier and Little Barrier Islands.
Procellaria westlandica Falla, 1946
Procellaria westlandica Falla, 1946
Procellaria westlandica, the Westland petrel, is a large endemic New Zealand burrowing petrel that breeds only on South Island's West Coast.
Procellaria cinerea Gmelin, 1789
Procellaria cinerea Gmelin, 1789
Procellaria cinerea, the grey petrel, is a large pelagic seabird that breeds on southern hemisphere sub-Antarctic islands.
Procellaria conspicillata Gould, 1844
Procellaria conspicillata Gould, 1844
Procellaria conspicillata, the spectacled petrel, is a large black seabird that breeds only on Inaccessible Island in the South Atlantic.
Pachyptila turtur (Kuhl, 1820)
Pachyptila turtur (Kuhl, 1820)
Pachyptila turtur, the fairy prion, is a small Southern Hemisphere seabird that feeds on small marine prey.
Pachyptila vittata (G.Forster, 1777)
Pachyptila vittata (G.Forster, 1777)
Pachyptila vittata, the broad-billed prion, is a large Southern Hemisphere seabird with distinct plumage and specialized feeding bill structures.
Pachyptila belcheri (Mathews, 1912)
Pachyptila belcheri (Mathews, 1912)
Pachyptila belcheri, the slender-billed prion, is a southern ocean seabird with distinct plumage markings that filters zooplankton for food.
Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin, 1789)
Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin, 1789)
Pachyptila desolata, the Antarctic prion, is a small southern ocean seabird that feeds on filtered zooplankton.
Daption capense (Linnaeus, 1758)
Daption capense (Linnaeus, 1758)
Daption capense, the pintado petrel, is a black-and-white seabird with two recognized subspecies that breeds in subantarctic and Antarctic regions.
Fulmarus glacialis (Linnaeus, 1761)
Fulmarus glacialis (Linnaeus, 1761)
The northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) is a long-lived seabird with variable color morphs, limited walking ability and strong flight.
Fulmarus glacialoides (A.Smith, 1840)
Fulmarus glacialoides (A.Smith, 1840)
Fulmarus glacialoides is a large bulky Antarctic petrel classified as Least Concern with a total population of at least 4 million.
Calonectris leucomelas (Temminck, 1836)
Calonectris leucomelas (Temminck, 1836)
Calonectris leucomelas, the streaked shearwater, is a Pacific seabird that nests in East Asia and migrates south after breeding.
Calonectris diomedea borealis (Cory, 1881)
Calonectris diomedea borealis (Cory, 1881)
Scopoli's shearwater is a Mediterranean-breeding seabird that migrates to the Atlantic to winter, feeding on small fish and other marine life.
Calonectris diomedea (Scopoli, 1769)
Calonectris diomedea (Scopoli, 1769)
Scopoli's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) is a Mediterranean-breeding seabird that migrates to the Atlantic for winter.
Pagodroma nivea (G.Forster, 1777)
Pagodroma nivea (G.Forster, 1777)
Pagodroma nivea, the snow petrel, is a small white fulmarine petrel with distinct black features and erratic flight.
Macronectes halli Mathews, 1912
Macronectes halli Mathews, 1912
Macronectes halli, the northern giant petrel, is a large pelagic seabird found across the Southern Ocean and nearby southern hemisphere coasts.
Macronectes giganteus (Gmelin, 1789)
Macronectes giganteus (Gmelin, 1789)
Macronectes giganteus, the southern giant petrel, is a large seabird found across the Southern Hemisphere from Antarctica to subtropical Australia, Africa and Chile.
Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin, 1789)
Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin, 1789)
Halobaena caerulea, the blue petrel, is a small southern ocean seabird that mostly breeds on subantarctic islands.
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin, 1789)
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin, 1789)
Thalassoica antarctica, the Antarctic petrel, is a medium-sized Southern Ocean seabird that feeds mainly on krill, squid, and small fish.
Pseudobulweria rostrata (Peale, 1848)
Pseudobulweria rostrata (Peale, 1848)
Pseudobulweria rostrata, the Tahiti petrel, is a Pacific seabird with specific identifying traits, two breeding subspecies, and little studied breeding biology.
Puffinus creatopus Coues, 1864
Puffinus creatopus Coues, 1864
Pink-footed shearwater (Puffinus creatopus) is a trans-equatorial migratory seabird that feeds primarily on anchovies and sardines in the Pacific Ocean.
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