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Category:Procellariiformes - BirdForum Opus

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Order: Procellariiformes

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.

Taxonomy

Procellariiformes is an order in the class Aves.

Order Procellariiformes view • edit

Family Diomedeidae view • edit

Genus Diomedea view • edit
D. sanfordi Northern Royal Albatross
D. epomophora Southern Royal Albatross
D. exulans Snowy Albatross
D. dabbenena Tristan Albatross
D. antipodensis Antipodean Albatross
D. amsterdamensis Amsterdam Albatross

Genus Phoebastria view • edit
P. irrorata Waved Albatross
P. immutabilis Laysan Albatross
P. nigripes Black-footed Albatross
P. albatrus Short-tailed Albatross

Genus Phoebetria view • edit
P. fusca Sooty Albatross
P. palpebrata Light-mantled Albatross

Genus Thalassarche view • edit
T. chlororhynchos Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
T. carteri Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
T. chrysostoma Grey-headed Albatross
T. bulleri Buller's Albatross
T. cauta White-capped Albatross
T. salvini Salvin's Albatross
T. eremita Chatham Albatross
T. melanophris Black-browed Albatross

Family Oceanitidae view • edit

Genus Oceanites view • edit
O. oceanicus Wilson's Storm Petrel
O. pincoyae Pincoya Storm Petrel
O. gracilis Elliot's Storm Petrel

Genus Garrodia view • edit
G. nereis Grey-backed Storm Petrel

Genus Pelagodroma view • edit
P. marina White-faced Storm Petrel

Genus Fregetta view • edit
F. grallaria White-bellied Storm Petrel
F. maoriana New Zealand Storm Petrel
F. lineata New Caledonian Storm Petrel
F. tropica Black-bellied Storm Petrel

Genus Nesofregetta view • edit
N. fuliginosa Polynesian Storm Petrel

Family Hydrobatidae view • edit

Genus Hydrobates view • edit
H. pelagicus European Storm Petrel
O. furcata Fork-tailed Storm Petrel
O. hornbyi Ringed Storm Petrel
O. leucorhoa Leach's Storm Petrel
O. socorroensis Townsend's Storm Petrel
O. cheimomnestes Ainley's Storm Petrel
O. monorhis Swinhoe's Storm Petrel
O. homochroa Ashy Storm Petrel
O. castro Band-rumped Storm Petrel
O. monteiroi Monteiro's Storm Petrel
O. jabejabe Cape Verde Storm Petrel
O. tethys Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel
O. melania Black Storm Petrel
Skull t.png O. macrodactylus
Guadalupe Storm Petrel Skull t.png
O. markhami Markham's Storm Petrel
O. matsudairae Matsudaira's Storm Petrel
O. tristrami Tristram's Storm Petrel
O. microsoma Least Storm Petrel

Family Procellariidae view • edit

Genus Macronectes view • edit
M. giganteus Southern Giant Petrel
M. halli Northern 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. gouldi Grey-faced Petrel
P. neglecta Kermadec Petrel
P. magentae Magenta Petrel
P. arminjoniana Trindade Petrel
P. heraldica Herald Petrel
P. ultima Murphy's Petrel
P. solandri Providence Petrel
P. atrata Henderson Petrel
P. madeira Zino's Petrel
P. feae Fea's Petrel
P. mollis Soft-plumaged Petrel
P. baraui Barau's Petrel
P. lessonii White-headed Petrel
P. inexpectata Mottled Petrel
P. cahow Bermuda Petrel
P. hasitata Black-capped Petrel
Skull t.png P. caribbaea
Jamaican Petrel Skull t.png
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 Petrel
P. cookii Cook's Petrel
P. defilippiana Masatierra Petrel
P. leucoptera Gould's Petrel
P. brevipes Collared Petrel
P. longirostris Stejneger's Petrel
P. pycrofti Pycroft's 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. macgillivrayi MacGillivray'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 Pseudobulweria view • edit
P. macgillivrayi Fiji Petrel
P. aterrima Mascarene Petrel
P. rostrata Tahiti Petrel
P. becki Beck's Petrel

Genus Procellaria view • edit
P. cinerea Grey Petrel
P. aequinoctialis White-chinned Petrel
P. conspicillata Spectacled 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 Ardenna view • edit
A. creatopus Pink-footed Shearwater
A. carneipes Flesh-footed Shearwater
A. gravis Great Shearwater
A. pacifica Wedge-tailed Shearwater
A. bulleri Buller's Shearwater
A. grisea Sooty Shearwater
A. tenuirostris Short-tailed Shearwater

Genus Puffinus view • edit
P. nativitatis Christmas Shearwater
P. subalaris Galapagos Shearwater
P. puffinus Manx Shearwater
P. yelkouan Yelkouan Shearwater
P. mauretanicus Balearic Shearwater
P. huttoni Hutton's Shearwater
P. auricularis Townsend's Shearwater
P. newelli Newell's Shearwater
P. myrtae Rapa Shearwater
P. bryani Bryan's Shearwater
P. opisthomelas Black-vented Shearwater
P. gavia Fluttering Shearwater
P. assimilis Little Shearwater
P. baroli Barolo Shearwater
P. boydi Boyd's Shearwater
P. lherminieri Audubon's Shearwater
P. bailloni Tropical Shearwater
P. persicus Persian Shearwater
P. heinrothi Heinroth's Shearwater

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

Subcategories

This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.

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