- The
fulmarine petrels or fulmar-petrels are a
distinct group of
petrels within the
family Procellariidae. They are the most
variable of the four groups...
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families within the
Procellariiformes order,
including the
Procellariidae (
fulmarine petrels, the
gadfly petrels, the
diving petrels, the prions, and the shearwaters)...
- The
family Procellariidae is a
group of
seabirds that
comprises the
fulmarine petrels, the
gadfly petrels, the
diving petrels, the prions, and the shearwaters...
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within the
Procellariidae along with the
gadfly petrels,
shearwaters and
fulmarine petrels. The name
comes from the Gr**** priōn,
meaning "saw", a reference...
- Procellariidae. It is the only
member of the
genus Daption, and is
allied to the
fulmarine petrels, and the
giant petrels. They are
extremely common seabirds with...
-
Pelecanoididae (diving petrels)
Procellariidae (
fulmarine petrels,
gadfly petrels, prions, shearwaters)...
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traditional taxonomy breaks the
procellariids into four main groups, the
fulmarine petrels, the prions, the
gadfly petrels and the shearwaters.
Recent studies...
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temperate distribution,
whereas the
fulmarine petrels are
mostly polar with some
temperate species. The
majority of the
fulmarine petrels,
along with the prions...
- fact that the
epicondyle is more
pronounced is also seen in all
other fulmarine petrels except for the two
living Macronectes species.
Another difference...
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Islands and Géologie
Archipelago The snow
petrel is a small, pure
white fulmarine petrel with coal-black eyes, a
small black bill and
bluish gray feet....
