Procellariiformes
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Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families; the albatrosses, the petrels and shearwaters, and two families of storm petrels. Formerly called Tubinares and still called tube
Pterodroma macroptera from Godman's Monograph of the Petrels, 1907–1910
The southern royal albatross is one of the largest of the Procellariiformes.
A white-faced storm petrel moves across the water's surface in a series of bounding leaps.
European storm petrel
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The European storm petrel, also known as British storm petrel, or just storm petrel, is a species of seabird in the northern storm petrel family, Hydrobatidae. The small, square-tailed bird is entirel
Composite from The Crossley ID Guide
Storm petrels cannot walk on land; they shuffle on their tarsi.
Old illustrations, such as this one by John Gould, were painted from skins, and showed petrels in improbable standing positions.