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Procellariiformes

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Noun1.Procellariiformes - petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels
order Procellariiformes
animal order - the order of animals
Aves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birds
procellariiform seabird - large long-winged bird with hooked bill and tubular nostrils that wanders the open seas
Diomedeidae, family Diomedeidae - albatrosses
family Procellariidae, Procellariidae - petrels; fulmars; shearwaters;
family Hydrobatidae, Hydrobatidae - storm petrels
family Pelecanoididae, Pelecanoididae - diving petrels
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nigricollis Brehm, eared grebe I R Podilymbus podiceps (Linnaeus), I C pied-billed grebe Order Procellariiformes (tube-nosed swimmers) Family Hydrobatidae (storm- I R petrels) Oceanodroma castro (Harcourt), I R band-rumped storm-petrel Order Pelecaniformes (totipalmate swimmers) Family Sulidae (boobies and gannets) Morus bassanus (Linnaeus), I R northern gannet Family Pelecanidae (pelicans) Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, I R American white pelican P.
Revised checklist of the vertebrates of Indiana by Minton, Sherman A. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
This species belongs to the order Procellariiformes, the same group as albatrosses, shearwaters, and fulmars.
Status and Conservation Efforts of Ashy Storm on the Farallon Islands by Mills, Kyra L. / Endangered Species Update
All of the studied birds belong to the order Procellariiformes, and have unusually large areas in their brains responsible for smell.
Certain seabirds drawn by the smell of food by Adler, Tina / Science News
 
 
 
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