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Procellariiformes

Bird Orders

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.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
145 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Scientific Name
Procellariiformes 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Aves, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Source European Storm Petrel (Wikidata)
Source Northern fulmar (Wikidata)
Source Catalogue of Life
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21685, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Procellariiformes
Wikidata Q21685, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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
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