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Procellariidae

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 (or tubenoses), which also includes the albatrosses and the storm petrels.

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Taxonomy and evolution

William Elford LeachBritish MuseumType genusProcellariaLatin
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Procellariidae

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related to Taxonomy and evolution · 20
Procellariidae → As, Before, British Museum, Carl Linnaeus, Diomedeidae, English, Hydrobatidae, Hydrobatinae, Latin, Oceanitidae, Oceanitinae, Pelecanoididae, Procellaria, Procellaridæ, Procellariiformes, Subsequent, Swedish, Systema Naturae, The, William Elford Leach
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Procellariidae → group of seabirds that comprises the fulmarine petrels
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species petrels procellariids shearwaters family many breeding petrel birds albatrosses breed colonies two seabirds diving food several fisheries procellariid surface

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Procellariidaeis agroup of seabirds that comprises the fulmarine petrels0.90text
the Cape petrel.The technique of flight among procellariids depends on foraging methodsinstance ofalthough some species have striking patterns0.80text
the sooty shearwaterinstance ofSouthern species of shearwater0.80text
short-tailed shearwaterinstance ofSouthern species of shearwater0.80text
breeding on islands off Australiainstance ofSouthern species of shearwater0.80text
New Zealandinstance ofSouthern species of shearwater0.80text
Chileinstance ofSouthern species of shearwater0.80text
undertake transequatorial migrations of millions of birds up to the waters off Alaskainstance ofSouthern species of shearwater0.80text
back each year during the austral winterinstance ofSouthern species of shearwater0.80text
the black-vented shearwater have shown maximum diving depths of 68 minstance ofStudies of both long-distance migrants such as the sooty shearwater and more sedentary species0.80text
cacklinginstance ofdo use a repertoire of stereotyped behaviours0.80text
preeninginstance ofdo use a repertoire of stereotyped behaviours0.80text

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