- The
gadfly petrels or
Pterodroma are a
genus of
about 35
species of
petrels, part of the
seabird order Procellariiformes. The
gadfly petrels are named...
- Zino's
petrel (Pterodroma madeira) or the freira, is a
species of
small seabird in the
gadfly petrel genus,
endemic to the
island of Madeira. This long-winged...
- Fea's
petrel (Pterodroma feae) is a
small seabird in the
gadfly petrel genus, Pterodroma. It was
previously considered to be a
subspecies of the soft-plumaged...
- "tubenoses".
Petrels encomp****
three of the four
extant families within the
Procellariiformes order,
namely Procellariidae (fulmarine
petrels,
gadfly petrels, diving...
- The
Bonin petrel or
nunulu (Pterodroma hypoleuca) is a
seabird in the
family Procellariidae. It is a
small gadfly petrel that is
found in the northwest...
- The
magenta petrel (Pterodroma magentae), or
Chatham Island tāiko, is a
small seabird in the
gadfly petrel genus, Pterodroma.
Found exclusively on Chatham...
- The
Bermuda petrel (Pterodroma cahow) is a
gadfly petrel.
Commonly known in
Bermuda as the cahow, a name
derived from its
eerie cries, this
nocturnal ground-nesting...
- Murphy's
petrel (Pterodroma ultima) is a
species of
seabird and a
member of the
gadfly petrels. The bird is 38–41 cm length, with a 97 cm wingspan, and...
- Cook's
petrel (Pterodroma cookii), or the tītī or blue-footed
petrel, is a
Procellariform seabird. It is a
member of the
gadfly petrels and part of the...
- is a
group of
seabirds that
comprises the
fulmarine petrels, the
gadfly petrels, the
diving petrels, the prions, and the shearwaters. This
family is part...
