About Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Overview

The Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels are a family of birds (Latin: Procellariidae) within the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters. Worldwide the family includes about 16 genera and 100 species. Its members are primarily distributed across the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean. Notable genera include Pterodroma, Puffinus, Pachyptila. Procellariiformes are the tubenoses: albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters and storm-petrels, a great order of 149 seabirds of all oceans.

Classification

Family: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels); Order: Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters; about 16 genera and 100 species.

Distribution

Primarily across the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean.