Diving petrels (W)
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The diving petrels are auk-like small petrels of the southern oceans and are generally found closer inshore than other families in the order. They are plankton feeders, taking mostly crustacean prey such as krill, copepods and amphipod shrimps, also taking small fish and squid. They have several adaptions for obtaining their prey incliude short powerful wings, a gular pouch for storing food, and their nostrils open upwards rather than forward pointing as it is in other tubenoses.
- Peruvian Diving-Petrel (Pelecanoides garnotii)
- Magellanic Diving-Petrel (Pelecanoides magellani)
- South Georgia Diving-Petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus)
- Common Diving-Petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix)
