Wedge-tailed Shearwater - Puffinus pacificus

Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Scientific name: Puffinus pacificus
Higher classification: Puffinus
Kingdom:     Animalia
Phylum:     Chordata
Class:     Aves
Order:     Procellariiformes
Family:     Procellariidae
Genus:     Puffinus
Species:     P. pacificus

      The wedge-tailed shearwater is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. It is one of the shearwater species that is sometimes referred to as a muttonbird, like the sooty shearwater of Australia. It ranges across from throughout the tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean roughly between latitudes 35°N and 35°S. It breeds on islands off of Japan, on the Islas Revillagigedo, the Hawaiian Islands, the Seychelles and off Eastern and Western Australia. Wedge-tailed Shearwater is migrant or vagrant birds in Sri Lanka.

 

Streaked Shearwater - Calonectris leucomelas

Streaked Shearwater
Scientific name: Calonectris leucomelas

Higher classification: Calonectris
Kingdom:     Animalia
Phylum:     Chordata
Class:     Aves
Order:     Procellariiformes
Family:     Procellariidae
Genus:     Calonectris
Species:     C. leucomelas

      The Streaked Shearwater is a species of seabird. The bird is 48 cm in size, with a 122 cm wingspan. This species is pelagic, but also occurs in inshore waters. Streaked Shearwater is migrant or vagrant birds in Sri Lanka.

Jouanin's Petrel - Bulweria fallax

Jouanin's Petrel  

Scientific name: Bulweria fallax
Higher classification: Bulweria
Kingdom:     Animalia
Phylum:     Chordata
Class:     Aves
Order:     Procellariiformes
Family:     Procellariidae
Genus:     Bulweria
Species:     B. fallax

        

       The Jouanin's petrel is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family. It is found in Djibouti, Indonesia, Pakistan, Kenya, Maldives, Mozambique, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Somalia, and Yemen. Jouanin's Petrel is migrant or vagrant birds in Sri Lanka.

Bulwer's Petrel - Bulweria bulwerii

Bulwer's Petrel  Bulweria bulwerii 

       

The Bulwer's petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) is a small petrel in the family Procellariidae, and is one of two species in the genus Bulweria (Bonaparte, 1843). This bird is named after the Scottish naturalist James Bulwer.

        This very long-winged petrel is 25–29 cm in length with a 78–90 cm wingspan. It has mainly brown plumage and a long pointed tail. It has a buoyant twisting flight as it picks planktonic food items from the ocean surface. Bulwer's petrel is migrant or vagrant birds in Sri Lanka.

Barau's Petrel - Pterodroma baraui

       

      Barau's petrel is around 40 cm long, and has white undersides and forehead. Its bill is black and its upper parts are dark, with a moderately distinct "M" pattern across the wings and back. Barau's petrel is migrant or vagrant birds in Sri Lanka.

Cape petrel - Daption capense

        The Cape petrel is a unique looking petrel. It has a black head and neck, and a white belly, breast, and its underwing is white with a black border. Its back, and upperwings are black and white speckled, as is its tail which also has a band of black. When fully grown, their wings span 86 cm (34 in) and they are 39 cm (15 in) long. Cape petrel is a migrant or vagrant birds in Sri Lanka.