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Procellariidae
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Noun1.Procellariidae - petrels; fulmars; shearwaters;
bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
order Procellariiformes, Procellariiformes - petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels
petrel - relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
genus Procellaria, Procellaria - type genus of the Procellariidae
genus Puffinus, Puffinus - shearwaters


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DISCUSSION We found no previous reports of Northern Fulmar actively preying on seabirds or procellariid species preying upon alcids.
 
 
 
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