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Family: Procellariidae (See list of species below)

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88 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Aphrodroma brevirostris [Kerguelen petrel]	No picture found Ardenna creatopus [Pink-footed shearwater]	No picture found Bulweria bulwerii [Bulwer's petrel]
No picture found Bulweria fallax [Jouanin's petrel]	No picture found Calonectris borealis [Scopoli's shearwater]	Calonectris diomedea [Cory's shearwater]
No picture found Calonectris edwardsii [Cape Verde shearwater]	No picture found Calonectris leucomelas [Streaked shearwater]	Daption capense [Cape petrel]
No picture found Fulmarus glacialis [Northern fulmar]	No picture found Fulmarus glacialoides [Southern fulmar]	No picture found Halobaena caerulea [Blue petrel]
No picture found Macronectes giganteus [Southern giant petrel]	No picture found Macronectes halli [Northern giant petrel]	No picture found Pachyptila belcheri [Thin-billed prion]
Pachyptila crassirostris [Fulmar prion]	Pachyptila desolata [Antarctic prion]	No picture found Pachyptila macgillivrayi [MacGillivray's prion]
No picture found Pachyptila salvini [Salvin's prion]	Pachyptila turtur [Fairy prion]	Pachyptila vittata [Broad-billed prion]
No picture found Pagodroma confusa [Greater snow-petrel]	No picture found Pagodroma nivea [Snow petrel]	Procellaria aequinoctialis [White-chinned petrel]
No picture found Procellaria cinerea [Grey petrel]	No picture found Procellaria conspicillata [Spectacled petrel]	No picture found Procellaria parkinsoni [Parkinson's petrel]
No picture found Procellaria westlandica [Westland petrel]	No picture found Pseudobulweria aterrima [Mascarene petrel]	No picture found Pseudobulweria becki [Beck's petrel]
No picture found Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi [Fiji petrel]	No picture found Pseudobulweria rostrata [Tahiti petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma alba [Phoenix petrel]
No picture found Pterodroma arminjoniana [Trindade petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma atrata [Henderson petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma axillaris [Chatham Island petrel]
No picture found Pterodroma baraui [Barau's petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma brevipes [Collared petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma cahow [Bermuda petrel]
No picture found Pterodroma caribbaea [Jamaica petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma cervicalis [White-necked petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma cookii [Cook's petrel]
No picture found Pterodroma defilippiana [De filippi's petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma deserta []	No picture found Pterodroma externa [Juan fernandez petrel]
No picture found Pterodroma feae [Cape Verde petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma hasitata [Black-capped petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma heraldica [Herald petrel]
No picture found Pterodroma hypoleuca [Bonin petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma incerta [Atlantic petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma inexpectata [Mottled petrel]
No picture found Pterodroma lessonii [White-headed petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma leucoptera [Gould's petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma longirostris [Stejneger's petrel]
No picture found Pterodroma macroptera [Great-winged petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma madeira [Madeira petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma magentae [Magenta petrel]
No picture found Pterodroma mollis [Soft-plumaged petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma neglecta [Kermadec petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma nigripennis [Black-winged petrel]
No picture found Pterodroma occulta [Vanuatu petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma phaeopygia [Galapagos petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma pycrofti [Pycroft's petrel]
No picture found Pterodroma sandwichensis [Hawaiian dark-rumped petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma solandri [Providence petrel]	No picture found Pterodroma ultima [Murphy's petrel]
No picture found Puffinus assimilis [Little shearwater]	No picture found Puffinus auricularis [Townsend's shearwater]	No picture found Puffinus baroli [Macaronesian shearwater]
No picture found Puffinus boydi [Cape Verde little shearwater]	No picture found Puffinus bulleri [Buller's shearwater]	No picture found Puffinus carneipes [Flesh-footed shearwater]
No picture found Puffinus gavia [Fluttering shearwater]	No picture found Puffinus gravis [Greater shearwater]	Puffinus griseus [Sooty shearwater]
No picture found Puffinus heinrothi [Heinroth's shearwater]	No picture found Puffinus huttoni [Hutton's shearwater]	No picture found Puffinus lherminieri [Audubon's shearwater]
No picture found Puffinus mauretanicus [Balearic shearwater]	No picture found Puffinus nativitatis [Christmas shearwater]	No picture found Puffinus newelli [Newell's shearwater]
No picture found Puffinus opisthomelas [Black-vented shearwater]	No picture found Puffinus pacificus [Wedge-tailed shearwater]	No picture found Puffinus persicus [Persian shearwater]
No picture found Puffinus puffinus [Manx shearwater]	No picture found Puffinus tenuirostris [Short-tailed shearwater]	No picture found Puffinus yelkouan [Levantine shearwater]
No picture found Thalassoica antarctica [Antarctic petrel]

88 Species of Family Procellariidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Aphrodroma brevirostris	Kerguelen petrel	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc	36 TL
Ardenna creatopus	Pink-footed shearwater	Pacific Ocean and Southwe	48 TL
Bulweria bulwerii	Bulwer's petrel	Indo-West Pacific and Atl	27 TL
Bulweria fallax	Jouanin's petrel	Indo-West Pacific Ocean.	32 TL
Calonectris borealis	Scopoli's shearwater	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Calonectris diomedea	Cory's shearwater	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc	53 TL
Calonectris edwardsii	Cape Verde shearwater	Atlantic Ocean.
Calonectris leucomelas	Streaked shearwater	Indo-West Pacific and Sou	48 TL
Daption capense	Cape petrel	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc	40 TL
Fulmarus glacialis	Northern fulmar	Pacific Ocean, Atlantic O	51 TL
Fulmarus glacialoides	Southern fulmar	Indo-Pacific, Southern At	50 TL
Halobaena caerulea	Blue petrel	Southern Pacific, Atlanti	30 TL
Macronectes giganteus	Southern giant petrel	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an	99 TL
Macronectes halli	Northern giant petrel	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc	94 TL
Pachyptila belcheri	Thin-billed prion	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc	26 TL
Pachyptila crassirostris	Fulmar prion	Southwest Pacific	28 TL
Pachyptila desolata	Antarctic prion	Indo-Pacific, Southern At	27 TL
Pachyptila macgillivrayi	MacGillivray's prion	Indian Ocean and the Anta
Pachyptila salvini	Salvin's prion	Indo-Pacific and the Anta	28 TL
Pachyptila turtur	Fairy prion	Indo- Pacific, Southern A	28 TL
Pachyptila vittata	Broad-billed prion	Indo-Pacific, Southern At	30 TL
Pagodroma confusa	Greater snow-petrel	Antarctic.
Pagodroma nivea	Snow petrel	Southern Ocean and the An	35 TL
Procellaria aequinoctialis	White-chinned petrel	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc	58 TL
Procellaria cinerea	Grey petrel	Indo-Pacific, Southern At	50 TL
Procellaria conspicillata	Spectacled petrel	Southern Atlantic and Wes
Procellaria parkinsoni	Parkinson's petrel	Pacific Ocean. Tropical	46 TL
Procellaria westlandica	Westland petrel	Southwest Pacific	51 TL
Pseudobulweria aterrima	Mascarene petrel	Indian Ocean.	36 TL
Pseudobulweria becki	Beck's petrel	Western Pacific	29 TL
Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi	Fiji petrel	Western Central Pacific	30 TL
Pseudobulweria rostrata	Tahiti petrel	Indo-Pacific and Western	39 TL
Pterodroma alba	Phoenix petrel	Indo-Pacific. Tropical a	35 TL
Pterodroma arminjoniana	Trindade petrel	Indo-Pacific and Western	39 TL
Pterodroma atrata	Henderson petrel	Pacific Ocean
Pterodroma axillaris	Chatham Island petrel	Southwest Pacific	30 TL
Pterodroma baraui	Barau's petrel	Indo-West Pacific.	38 TL
Pterodroma brevipes	Collared petrel	Pacific Ocean.	30 TL
Pterodroma cahow	Bermuda petrel	Northern Atlantic and the	38 TL
Pterodroma caribbaea	Jamaica petrel	Western Central Atlantic.
Pterodroma cervicalis	White-necked petrel	Indo-Pacific.	43 TL
Pterodroma cookii	Cook's petrel	Indo-Pacific and Western	26 TL
Pterodroma defilippiana	De filippi's petrel	Eastern Pacific	26 TL
Pterodroma deserta		Eastern Central Atlantic
Pterodroma externa	Juan fernandez petrel	Indo-Pacific and Southeas	43 TL
Pterodroma feae	Cape Verde petrel	Atlantic Ocean and Wester	35 TL
Pterodroma hasitata	Black-capped petrel	Atlantic Ocean and Easter	46 TL
Pterodroma heraldica	Herald petrel	Indo-Pacific and Western
Pterodroma hypoleuca	Bonin petrel	Pacific Ocean.	30 TL
Pterodroma incerta	Atlantic petrel	Southern Atlantic and Wes	43 TL
Pterodroma inexpectata	Mottled petrel	Indo-Pacific, Northwest A	35 TL
Pterodroma lessonii	White-headed petrel	Indo-Pacific, Southern At	46 TL
Pterodroma leucoptera	Gould's petrel	Indo-West Pacific.	30 TL
Pterodroma longirostris	Stejneger's petrel	Pacific Ocean.	26 TL
Pterodroma macroptera	Great-winged petrel	Indo-West Pacific, Southe	41 TL
Pterodroma madeira	Madeira petrel	Atlantic Ocean.	33 TL
Pterodroma magentae	Magenta petrel	Endemic in New Zealand.	38 TL
Pterodroma mollis	Soft-plumaged petrel	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc	37 TL
Pterodroma neglecta	Kermadec petrel	Indo-Pacific and Southeas	38 TL
Pterodroma nigripennis	Black-winged petrel	Indo-Pacific.	30 TL
Pterodroma occulta	Vanuatu petrel	Pacific Ocean
Pterodroma phaeopygia	Galapagos petrel	Pacific Ocean and Western	43 TL
Pterodroma pycrofti	Pycroft's petrel	Southwest Pacific	26 TL
Pterodroma sandwichensis	Hawaiian dark-rumped petrel	Indo-Pacific.	43 TL
Pterodroma solandri	Providence petrel	Indo-West Pacific.	40 TL
Pterodroma ultima	Murphy's petrel	Eastern Pacific.	41 TL
Puffinus assimilis	Little shearwater	Indo-West Pacific.	30 TL
Puffinus auricularis	Townsend's shearwater	Pacific Ocean and Western	35 TL
Puffinus baroli	Macaronesian shearwater	Eastern Atlantic and the
Puffinus boydi	Cape Verde little shearwater	Eastern Central Atlantic
Puffinus bulleri	Buller's shearwater	Indo-Pacific and Western	46 TL
Puffinus carneipes	Flesh-footed shearwater	Indo-Pacific. Tropical t	45 TL
Puffinus gavia	Fluttering shearwater	Pacific Ocean.	36 TL
Puffinus gravis	Greater shearwater	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc	53 TL
Puffinus griseus	Sooty shearwater	Circumglobal.	46 TL
Puffinus heinrothi	Heinroth's shearwater	Western Central Pacific	27 TL
Puffinus huttoni	Hutton's shearwater	Southwest Pacific	38 TL
Puffinus lherminieri	Audubon's shearwater	Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P	30 TL
Puffinus mauretanicus	Balearic shearwater	Eastern Atlantic and the	40 TL
Puffinus nativitatis	Christmas shearwater	Pacific Ocean and Western	38 TL
Puffinus newelli	Newell's shearwater	Pacific Ocean.	35 TL
Puffinus opisthomelas	Black-vented shearwater	Eastern Pacific and Weste	38 TL
Puffinus pacificus	Wedge-tailed shearwater	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc	46 TL
Puffinus persicus	Persian shearwater	Western Indian Ocean
Puffinus puffinus	Manx shearwater	Antarctic, Atlantic and t	38 TL
Puffinus tenuirostris	Short-tailed shearwater	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc	43 TL
Puffinus yelkouan	Levantine shearwater	Europe - inland waters; M	37 TL
Thalassoica antarctica	Antarctic petrel	Endemic to Antarctica. Fo	46 TL

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