Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, the petrels and shearwaters, and two families of storm petrels. Formerly called Tubinares and still called tubenoses in English, procellariiforms are often referred to collectively as the petrels, a term that has been applied to all members of the order,Warham, J. (1996). The Behaviour, Population, Biology and Physiology of the Petrels. London: Academic Press, or more commonly all the families except the albatrosses.Brooke, 2004. They are almost exclusively pelagic (feeding in the open ocean), and have a cosmopolitan distribution across the world's oceans, with the highest diversity being around New Zealand.
procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families the albatrosses the petrels and shearwaters and two families of storm petrels formerly called tubinares and still called tubenoses in english procellariiforms are often referred to collectively as the petrels a term that has been applied to all members of the orderwarham j (1996) the behaviour population biology and physiology of the petrels london academic press or more commonly all the families except the albatrossesbrooke 2004 they are almost exclusively pelagic (feeding in the open ocean) and have a cosmopolitan distribution across the world's oceans with the highest diversity being around new zealand