Westland petrel

Procellaria westlandica Photo by Mark Jobling (Wikipedia) Common name:Westland petrel (en); petrel-de-Westland (pt); puffin du Westland (fr); pardela de Westland (es); Westlandsturmvogel (de) Taxonomy:Order ProcellariiformesFamily Procellariidae Range:This species is endemic to New Zealand, only breeding in coastal foothills at Punakaiki, South Island. Outside the breeding season they spread over a large area of the southern…

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Bulwer's petrel

Bulweria bulwerii Photo by Martin Lofgren (Wild Bird Gallery) Common name:Bulwer’s petrel (en); alma-negra (pt); pétrel de Bulwer (fr); petrel de Bulwer (es); Bulwersturmvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order ProcellariiformesFamily ProcellariidaeRange:The Bulwer’s petrel is a pantropical species, being found in the tropical and sub-tropical areas of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. Breeding sites include the eastern Atlantic from…

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Trindade petrel

Pterodroma arminjoniana Photo by Steve Howell (Seabirding Pelagic Trips) Common name:Trindade petrel (en); grazina-de-Trindade (pt); pétrel de Trindade (fr); petrel de la Trindade (es); Südtrinidad-sturmvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order ProcellariiformesFamily ProcellariidaeRange:This species is only found breeding on the islands of Trindade and Martim Vaz, off the coast of Brazil, but they cover wide areas of the southern Atlantic, Indian and…

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Cory's shearwater

Calonectris borealis Photo by Gérard Souty (Espaço Talassa) Common name: Cory’s shearwater (en); cagarro (pt); puffin cendré (fr); pardela cenicienta (es); gelbschnabel-sturmtaucher (de) Taxonomy: Order Procellariiformes Family Procellariidae Range: This species breeds on the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands, as well as in small offshore islands on the coast of the…

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