A World of Birds
Procellariidae - Shearwaters and Petrels
(6 species photographed)
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The family Procellariidae is a group of seabirds that comprises the fulmarine petrels, the gadfly petrels, the diving petrels, the prions, and the shearwaters. This family is part of the bird order Procellariiformes, which also includes the albatrosses and the storm petrels.
Northern Fulmar
Pink-footed Shearwater
Buller's Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Short-tailed Shearwater
Black-vented Shearwater
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