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British Birds by Picture - Petrels and Shearwaters

Identify the petrel, shearwater or albatross species by picture. Species names according to the British Ornithologists' Union's "The British List" - https://bou.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/British-List.pdf This quiz contains species from the following genera: - Ardenna - Calonectris - Fulmarus - Hydrobates - Oceanites - Pelagodroma - Procellaria - Pterodroma - Puffinus - Thalassarche
This quiz uses Adult Male Summer/Light (and when applicable Breeding) Coats for reference
Answers ordered by their binomial scientific name in ascending alphabetical order
Birds marked with the following symbol are not called petrels or shearwaters in their common name: (*)
This quiz contains birds from the Procellariiformes Order (tubenoses), not just petrels or shearwaters
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Ardenna gravis
Ardenna grisea
Calonectris borealis
Calonectris diomedea
Fulmarus glacialis (*)
Hydrobates castro
Hydrobates leucorhous
Hydrobates monorhis
Hydrobates pelagicus
Oceanites oceanicus
Pelagodroma marina
Procellaria aequinoctialis
Pterodroma hasitata
Pterodroma madeira
Pterodroma mollis
Puffinus mauretanicus
Puffinus puffinus
Puffinus yelkouan
Thalassarche chlorahynchos (*)
Thalassarche melanophris (*)
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