Shearwaters (us-RGV)

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Procellariidae

The family Procellariidae is the main radiation of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised by united nostrils with medium septum, and a long outer functional primary. It is dominant in the Southern Oceans, but not so in the Northern Hemisphere.

Genus: Calonectris (Shearwaters)

• Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)
• Greater Shearwater (Puffinus gravis)
• Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
• Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)