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Petrels & Shearwaters

Procellariidae · 6 species

Petrels & Shearwaters

Petrels & Shearwaters

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6 species

Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusPetrels & Shearwaters
FulmarFulmarus glacialisPetrels & Shearwaters
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisPetrels & Shearwaters
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPetrels & Shearwaters
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPetrels & Shearwaters
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisPetrels & Shearwaters

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Russia2
Algeria1
Belize1
Martinique1

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