The tube-nosed seabirds, including albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters, defined by tubular external nostrils on the bill used to expel excess salt, allowing these birds to drink seawater and spend the great majority of their lives far from land.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
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Source European Storm Petrel (Wikidata)
Source Northern fulmar (Wikidata)
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Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21685, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Procellariiformes
Northern fulmar (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Northern fulmar, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source European Storm Petrel (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: European Storm Petrel, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Procellariiformes (Wikipedia)
In Group: Waterbird Orders, LeadQuote, In Group: Waterbird Orders, Lead
Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families; the albatrosses, the petrels and shearwaters, and two families of storm petrels.
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