Petrels  and  Shearwaters  -  Family:  Procellariidae

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            Buller's  Shearwater  -  Ardenna bulleri     

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            Flesh-footed  Shearwater  -  Ardenna carneipes

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            Sooty  Shearwater  -  Ardenna griseus      

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            Wedge-tailed  Shearwater  -  Ardenna pacificus

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            Short-tailed  Shearwater  -  Ardenna tenuirostris

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            Streaked  Shearwater  -  Calonectris leucomelas

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            Cape  Petrel  -  Daption capense

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            Southern  Giant  Petrel  -  Macronectes giganteus  

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           Northern  Giant  Petrel  -  Macronectes halli 

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            Slender-billed  Prion  -  Pachyptila belcheri

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            Fairy  Prion  -  Pachyptila turtur

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            Common  Diving  Petrel  -  Pelecanoides urinatrix

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      Parkinson's Petrel  -  Procellaria parkinsoni

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            Tahiti  Petrel  -  Pseudobulweria rostrata 

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            White-necked  Petrel  -  ​Pterodroma cervicalis

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      Grey-faced Petrel  -  Pterodroma gouldi

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           Mottled  Petrel  -  Pterodroma inexpectata 

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            White-headed  Petrel  -  Pterodroma lessonii

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           Gould's  Petrel  -  Pterodroma leucoptera  

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           Great-winged  Petrel  -  Pterodroma macroptera     

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            Soft-plumaged  Petrel  -  Pterodroma mollis 

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            Kermadec  Petrel  -  ​Pterodroma neglecta

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            Black-winged  Petrel  -  Pterodroma nigripennis      

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            Providence  Petrel  -  Pterodroma solandri 

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            Little  Shearwater  -  ​Puffinus assimilis

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            Fluttering  Shearwater  -  Puffinus gavia 

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            Hutton's  Shearwater  -  Puffinus huttoni 

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 Over the years there have been other recorded sightings of other species in the family: Procellariidae.  Many of these sightings have occurred out at sea, others have been of washed up specimens, either dead or still alive.   They are not here regarded as species that normally may be seen in the Northern Rivers region and are therefor not treated as such, above.   For those that are interested, here is a list of species that have been recorded locally or that have been recorded on the East Coast 'reasonably' nearby. 
 (Records are likely to be outside of the bird's normal range.)
Kerguelen Petrel  -  Aphrodroma brevirostris
 Southern Fulmar  -  Fulmarus glacialoides
Blue Petrel  -  Halobaena caerulea 
Salvin's Prion  -  Pachyptila salvini
Broad-billed Prion  -  Pachyptila vittata ​
White-chinned Petrel  -  Procellaria aequinoctialis
Grey Petrel  -   Procellaria cinerea 
Westland Petrel  -  Procellaria westlandica
​Cook's Petrel  -  Pterodroma cookii
​Juan Fernandez Petrel  -  Pterodroma externa
Herald Petrel  -  Pterodroma heraldica 
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The above list has been compiled using information available on the  'Atlas of Living Australia'  and  'iNaturalist'  websites.
 
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Phylum:   Chordata    (Chordates)
          > Subphylum:   Vertebrata    (Vertebrates)    
                    > Class:   Aves    (Birds)
                              > Order:    Procellariiformes    (Tubenoses)    
                                          > Family:   Procellariidae    (Shearwaters  and  Petrels)  
                                                    > Genus:   Ardenna   
                                                              > Species:   A. bulleri  - Buller's Shearwater     
                                                              > Species:   A. carneipes  - Flesh-footed Shearwater  
                                                              > Species:   A. griseus  - Sooty Shearwater 
                                                              > Species:   A. pacificus  -  Wedge-tailed Shearwater 
                                                              > Species:   A. tenuirostris  - Short-tailed Shearwater 
                                                    > Genus:   Calonectris  
                                                              > Species:   C. leucomelas  -  Streaked Shearwater 
                                                    > Genus:   Daption   
                                                              > Species:   D. capense  - Cape Petrel  
                                                    > Genus:   Macronectes   
                                                              > Species:   M. giganteus  - Southern Giant Petrel  
                                                              > Species:   M. halli  - Northern Giant Petrel  
                                                    > Genus:   Pachyptila   
                                                              > Species:   P. belcheri  -  Slender-billed Prion 
                                                              > Species:   P. desolata  -  Antarctic Prion 
                                                              > Species:   P. turtur  -  Fairy Prion    
                                                    > Genus:   Pelecanoides   
                                                              > Species:   P. urinatrix  -  Common Diving Petrel 
                                                    > Genus:   Procellaria
                                                              > Species:   P. parkinsoni  -  Parkinson's Petrel
                                                    > Genus:   Pseudobulweria   
                                                              > Species:   P. rostrata  -  Tahiti Petrel 
                                                    > Genus:   Pterodroma   
                                                              > Species:   P. cervicalis  -  White-necked Petrel 
                                                              > Species:   P. gouldi  -  Grey-faced Petrel
                                                              > Species:   P. inexpectata  - Mottled Petrel  
                                                              > Species:   P. lessonii  -  White-headed Petrel
                                                              > Species:   P. leucoptera  -  Gould's Petrel 
                                                              > Species:   P. macroptera  - Great-winged Petrel  
                                                              > Species:   P. mollis  -  Soft-plumaged Petrel 
                                                              > Species:   P. neglecta  -  Kermadec Petrel
                                                              > Species:   P. nigripennis  -  Black-winged Petrel  
                                                              > Species:   P. solandri  -  Providence Petrel 
                                                    > Genus:   Puffinus   
                                                              > Species:   P. assimilis  -  Little Shearwater 
                                                              > Species:   P. gavia  -  Fluttering Shearwater  
                                                              > Species:   P. huttoni  -  Hutton's Shearwater 

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Photographic  Contributions:
Lambert, Nick.                            L 376 - L 377 - L 378 - L 379 - L 393 - L 394 - L 409 - L 410 - L 411 - L 412 - L 413 - L 414 - L 415.

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