Shearwaters and Petrels
Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Procellariidae
The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised by united nostrils with a medium septum, and a long outer functional primary. There are 33 species which occur in Chile.
- Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Hall's Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica (A)
- Cape Petrel Daption capense
- Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea (Ant)
- Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera
- White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii
- Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba
- Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata (A)
- Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta
- Herald Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana
- Juan Fernández Petrel Pterodroma externa
- Defilippe's Petrel Pterodroma defilippiana
- Gould's Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera
- Stejneger's Petrel Pterodroma longirostris
- Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea
- Salvin's Prion Pachyptila salvini (A)
- Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
- Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur (A)
- Gray Petrel Procellaria cinerea
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica (A)
- Kerguelen Petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris
- Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes (A)
- Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis
- Buller's Shearwater Puffinus bulleri
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
- Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
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