Procellariidae - Petrels, Shearwaters, Fulmars

There are 66 species of seabirds in this family. They range in size and are found on oceans around the world. They have long, pointed wings; hooked bills; and tubular nostrils.

They arrive on their nesting sites at night and nest in colonies on ocean islands or coasts. Females lay a single egg in a burrow in the ground. Both the male and female incubate the egg. They eat fish, squid, krill, copepods, and amphipods. Many of the species in this family are migratory.

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World Status Key
Least Concern Near Threatened Vulnerable Endangered Critically Endangered Extinct in Wild Extinct
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status.

US Status Key
Threatened in US Threatened in NH Endangered in US Endangered in NH Breeds N.H. Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game

New Hampshire Species		North/Central American Species
Cory's Shearwater- Calonectris diomedea Great Shearwater - Puffinus gravis Manx Shearwater - Puffinus puffinus Northern Fulmar - Fulmarus glacialis		Kermadec Petrel- Pterodroma neglecta Black-winged Petrel - Pterodroma nigripennis Galapagos Petrel - Pterodroma phaeopygia Pycroft's Petrel - Pterodroma pycrofti Hawaiian Petrel - Pterodroma sandwichensis Providence Petrel - Pterodroma solandri Townsend's Shearwater - Puffinus auricularis Buller's Shearwater - Puffinus bulleri Flesh-footed Shearwater- Puffinus carneipes Pink-footed Shearwater- Puffinus creatopus Sooty Shearwater- Puffinus griseus Audubon's Shearwater-Puffinus lherminieri Christmas Island Shearwater - Puffinus nativitatis Newell's Shearwater- Puffinus newelli Black-vented Shearwater - Puffinus opisthomelas Wedge-tailed Shearwater- Puffinus pacificus Short-tailed Shearwater - Puffinus tenuirostris
North/Central American Species
Bulwer's Petrel - Bulweria bulwerii Streaked Shearwater - Calonectris leucomelas Northern Fulmar- Fulmarus glacialis Parkinson's Petrel- Procellaria parkinsoni Bermuda Petrel - Pterodroma cahow Jamaica Petrel- Pterodroma caribbaea White-necked Petrel- Pterodroma cervicalis Cook's Petrel- Pterodroma cookii Juan Fernandez Petrel- Pterodroma externa Fea's Petrel- Pterodroma feae Black-capped Petrel- Pterodroma hasitata Bonin Petrel - Pterodroma hypoleuca Mottled Petrel - Pterodroma inexpectata Stejneger's Petrel - Pterodroma longirostris

Species Around the World
Africa Antarctica Asia Australia/Oceania Europe North America South America NH
Small St Helena Petrel -  Bulweria bifax       Bulwer's Petrel -  Bulweria bulwerii   Jouanin's Petrel - Bulweria fallax       Cory's Shearwater-Calonectris diomedea Cape Verde Shearwater -  Calonectris edwardsii       Streaked Shearwater -  Calonectris leucomelas Cape Petrel -  Daption capense   Northern Fulmar - Fulmarus glacialis   Southern Fulmar - Fulmarus glacialoides   Blue Petrel - Halobaena caerulea   Kerguelen Petrel - Lugensa brevirostris   Southern Giant-petrel - Macronectes giganteus   Northern Giant-petrel - Macronectes halli   Thin-billed Prion - Pachyptila belcheri   Fulmar Prion - Pachyptila crassirostris        Antarctic Prion - Pachyptila desolata   Medium-billed Prion -  Pachyptila salvini   Fairy Prion - Pachyptila turtur   Broad-billed Prion - Pachyptila vittata   Snow Petrel -  Pagodroma nivea     White-chinned Petrel-Procellaria aequinoctialis Gray Petrel -  Procellaria cinerea   Spectacled Petrel -  Procellaria conspicillata   Parkinson's Petrel - Procellaria parkinsoni   Westland Petrel - Procellaria westlandica Mascarene Petrel - Pseudobulweria aterrima       Beck's Petrel -  Pseudobulweria becki    Fiji Petrel -  Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi    Tahiti Petrel -  Pseudobulweria rostrata    Phoenix Petrel -  Pterodroma alba    Trindade Petrel -  Pterodroma arminjoniana Henderson Petrel - Pterodroma atrata    Chatham Petrel -  Pterodroma axillaris    Barau's Petrel - Pterodroma baraui       Collared Petrel -  Pterodroma brevipes    Bermuda Petrel -  Pterodroma cahow Jamaica Petrel - Pterodroma caribbaea White-necked Petrel - Pterodroma cervicalis   Cook's Petrel - Pterodroma cookii   De Filippi's Petrel - Pterodroma defilippiana Juan Fernandez Petrel - Pterodroma externa   Fea's Petrel - Pterodroma feae Black-capped Petrel - Pterodroma hasitata		Herald Petrel -  Pterodroma heraldica Bonin Petrel -  Pterodroma hypoleuca   Atlantic Petrel -  Pterodroma incerta   Mottled Petrel -  Pterodroma inexpectata       White-headed Petrel -  Pterodroma lessonii Gould's Petrel -  Pterodroma leucoptera Stejneger's Petrel -  Pterodroma longirostris Great-winged Petrel -  Pterodroma macroptera    Zino's Petrel -  Pterodroma madeira   Magenta Petrel - Pterodroma magentae    Soft-plumaged Petrel - Pterodroma mollis Kermadec Petrel - Pterodroma neglecta   Black-winged Petrel -  Pterodroma nigripennis   Galapagos Petrel -  Pterodroma phaeopygia Pycroft's Petrel -  Pterodroma pycrofti   Large St Helena Petrel - Pterodroma rupinarum        Hawaiian Petrel -  Pterodroma sandwichensis   Providence Petrel -  Pterodroma solandri   Murphy's Petrel - Pterodroma ultima    Little Shearwater -  Puffinus assimilis Townsend's Shearwater -  Puffinus auricularis   Buller's Shearwater -  Puffinus bulleri   Flesh-footed Shearwater-Puffinus carneipes Pink-footed Shearwater - Puffinus creatopus Fluttering Shearwater - Puffinus gavia    Great Shearwater -  Puffinus gravis Sooty Shearwater - Puffinus griseus Heinroth's Shearwater -  Puffinus heinrothi    Hutton's Shearwater - Puffinus huttoni    Audubon's Shearwater-Puffinus lherminieri Balearic Shearwater - Puffinus mauretanicus   Christmas Island Shearwater-Puffinus nativitatis Newell's Shearwater - Puffinus newelli Black-vented Shearwater -  Puffinus opisthomelas Wedge-tailed Shearwater-Puffinus pacificus Manx Shearwater-Puffinus puffinus Short-tailed Shearwater-Puffinus tenuirostris Yelkouan Shearwater -  Puffinus yelkouan       Antarctic Petrel -  Thalassoica antarctica