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 Procellariiformes
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