Petrels & Shearwaters of South Australia

27 petrels and shearwaters have been recorded in South Australia on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and carry a full profile in the Birbs encyclopedia. Every bird below is a member of this group — the family Procellariidae. Start with the well-known species, browse the complete list, then check which are being reported near you right now.

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Petrels & Shearwaters of South Australia to know first

• Antarctic PrionPachyptila desolata
• Blue PetrelHalobaena caerulea
• Buller’s ShearwaterArdenna bulleri
• Common Diving PetrelPelecanoides urinatrix
• Cook’s PetrelPterodroma cookii
• Fairy PrionPachyptila turtur
• Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipes
• Fluttering ShearwaterPuffinus gavia
• Gould’s PetrelPterodroma leucoptera
• Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis
• Great-winged PetrelPterodroma macroptera
• Grey PetrelProcellaria cinerea
• Grey-faced PetrelPterodroma gouldi
• Hutton’s ShearwaterPuffinus huttoni
• Kermadec PetrelPterodroma neglecta
• Northern Giant PetrelMacronectes halli
• Pintado PetrelDaption capense
• Providence PetrelPterodroma solandri

The full list — 27 petrels and shearwaters of South Australia in our library

• Antarctic Prion
• Blue Petrel
• Buller’s Shearwater
• Common Diving Petrel
• Cook’s Petrel
• Fairy Prion
• Flesh-footed Shearwater
• Fluttering Shearwater
• Gould’s Petrel
• Great Shearwater
• Great-winged Petrel
• Grey Petrel
• Grey-faced Petrel
• Hutton’s Shearwater
• Kermadec Petrel
• Northern Giant Petrel
• Pintado Petrel
• Providence Petrel
• Salvin’s Prion
• Short-tailed Shearwater
• Slender-billed Prion
• Soft-plumaged Petrel
• Sooty Shearwater
• Southern Fulmar
• Southern Giant Petrel
• White-chinned Petrel
• White-headed Petrel

Keep exploring

• Birds of South Australia
• Honeyeaters of South Australia (39 species)
• Parrots, Cockatoos & Allies of South Australia (35 species)
• Sandpipers & Allies of South Australia (31 species)
• Ducks, Geese & Swans of South Australia (19 species)
• Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of South Australia (19 species)

Petrels & Shearwaters in other regions

• Petrels & Shearwaters of Tasmania (44 species)
• Petrels & Shearwaters of New South Wales (43 species)
• Petrels & Shearwaters of Victoria (41 species)
• Petrels & Shearwaters of Queensland (38 species)
• Petrels & Shearwaters of Western Australia (38 species)
• Petrels & Shearwaters of Australia (57 species)
• Petrels & Shearwaters of New Zealand (52 species)
• Petrels & Shearwaters of the United States (43 species)
• Petrels & Shearwaters of South Africa (35 species)
• Petrels & Shearwaters of Argentina (27 species)
• Petrels & Shearwaters of Mexico (26 species)
• Petrels & Shearwaters of Japan (23 species)

Species and counts come from the eBird network; "recorded" means reported by birders to eBird. Family grouping follows the IOC World Bird List. Tap any bird for its full profile.