From Opus

Order: Procellariiformes

[edit] Description

Tube-noses have a tube-formed opening on their bill from a salt-excreting gland. This is an adaptation to the pelagic life of these birds. Another adaptation to life at sea is the webbing between the toes in these species.

[edit] Taxonomy

Procellariiformes is an order in the class Aves.

Order Procellariiformes view • edit
	Family Diomedeidae view • edit Genus Thalassarche view • edit T. chlororhynchos Yellow-nosed Albatross T. chrysostoma Grey-headed Albatross T. bulleri Buller's Albatross T. cauta Shy Albatross T. melanophris Black-browed Albatross Genus Phoebetria view • edit P. fusca Sooty Albatross P. palpebrata Light-mantled Albatross Genus Diomedea view • edit D. epomophora Royal Albatross D. exulans Wandering Albatross Genus Phoebastria view • edit P. irrorata Waved Albatross P. immutabilis Laysan Albatross P. nigripes Black-footed Albatross P. albatrus Short-tailed Albatross
	Family Procellariidae view • edit Genus Macronectes view • edit M. giganteus Antarctic Giant Petrel M. halli Hall's Giant Petrel Genus Fulmarus view • edit F. glacialis Northern Fulmar F. glacialoides Southern Fulmar Genus Thalassoica view • edit T. antarctica Antarctic Petrel Genus Daption view • edit D. capense Cape Petrel Genus Pagodroma view • edit P. nivea Snow Petrel Genus Aphrodroma view • edit A. brevirostris Kerguelen Petrel Genus Pterodroma view • edit P. macroptera Great-winged Petrel P. neglecta Kermadec Petrel P. magentae Magenta Petrel P. arminjoniana Herald Petrel P. ultima Murphy's Petrel P. solandri Providence Petrel P. atrata Henderson Petrel P. madeira Madeira Petrel P. feae Cape Verde Petrel P. mollis Soft-plumaged Petrel P. baraui Barau's Petrel P. aterrima Mascarene Petrel P. rostrata Tahiti Petrel P. becki Beck's Petrel P. lessonii White-headed Petrel P. inexpectata Mottled Petrel P. cahow Bermuda Petrel P. hasitata Black-capped Petrel P. externa Juan Fernandez Petrel P. incerta Atlantic Petrel P. phaeopygia Galapagos Petrel P. sandwichensis Hawaiian Petrel P. cervicalis White-necked Petrel P. hypoleuca Bonin Petrel P. nigripennis Black-winged Petrel P. axillaris Chatham Islands Petrel P. cookii Cook's Petrel P. defilippiana Masatierra Petrel P. leucoptera Gould's Petrel P. longirostris Stejneger's Petrel P. pycrofti Pycroft's Petrel P. macgillivrayi Fiji Petrel P. alba Phoenix Petrel P. occulta Vanuatu Petrel Genus Halobaena view • edit H. caerulea Blue Petrel Genus Pachyptila view • edit P. turtur Fairy Prion P. vittata Broad-billed Prion P. salvini Salvin's Prion P. desolata Antarctic Prion P. belcheri Slender-billed Prion P. crassirostris Fulmar Prion Genus Bulweria view • edit B. bulwerii Bulwer's Petrel B. fallax Jouanin's Petrel Genus Procellaria view • edit P. cinerea Grey Petrel P. aequinoctialis White-chinned Petrel P. parkinsoni Parkinson's Petrel P. westlandica Westland Petrel Genus Calonectris view • edit C. leucomelas Streaked Shearwater C. diomedea Cory's Shearwater C. edwardsii Cape Verde Shearwater Genus Puffinus view • edit P. creatopus Pink-footed Shearwater P. carneipes Flesh-footed Shearwater P. gravis Great Shearwater P. pacificus Wedge-tailed Shearwater P. bulleri Buller's Shearwater P. griseus Sooty Shearwater P. tenuirostris Short-tailed Shearwater P. nativitatis Christmas Island Shearwater P. puffinus Manx Shearwater P. yelkouan Yelkouan Shearwater P. mauretanicus Balearic Shearwater P. huttoni Hutton's Shearwater P. auricularis Townsend's Shearwater P. opisthomelas Black-vented Shearwater P. gavia Fluttering Shearwater P. assimilis Little Shearwater P. lherminieri Audubon's Shearwater P. persicus Persian Shearwater P. heinrothi Heinroth's Shearwater
	Family Hydrobatidae view • edit Genus Oceanites view • edit O. oceanicus Wilson's Storm-Petrel O. gracilis White-vented Storm-Petrel Genus Garrodia view • edit G. nereis Grey-backed Storm-Petrel Genus Pelagodroma view • edit P. marina White-faced Storm-Petrel Genus Hydrobates view • edit H. pelagicus European Storm-Petrel Genus Fregetta view • edit F. grallaria White-bellied Storm-Petrel F. tropica Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Genus Nesofregetta view • edit N. fuliginosa Polynesian Storm-Petrel Genus Oceanodroma view • edit O. furcata Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel O. hornbyi Ringed Storm-Petrel O. leucorhoa Leach's Storm-Petrel O. monorhis Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel O. homochroa Ashy Storm-Petrel O. castro Band-rumped Storm-Petrel O. tethys Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel O. melania Black Storm-Petrel O. macrodactyla Guadalupe Storm-Petrel O. markhami Markham's Storm-Petrel O. matsudairae Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel O. tristrami Tristram's Storm-Petrel O. microsoma Least Storm-Petrel
	Family Pelecanoididae view • edit Genus Pelecanoides view • edit P. garnotii Peruvian Diving-Petrel P. urinatrix Common Diving-Petrel P. georgicus South Georgia Diving-Petrel P. magellani Magellanic Diving-Petrel