Procellariidae, a family of seabirds, is sub-divided into four smaller groups; the fulmarine petrels, the gadfly petrels, the prions, and the shearwaters.
The following birds are found in India:
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii - vagrant
Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax - sparse migrant
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas ?
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica - vagrant?
Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus - widespread migrant
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis - sparse migrant
White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina - vagrant & sparse migrant
Barau's Petrel Pterodroma baraui - sparse migrant
Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes - sparse migrant
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus - sparse migrant
Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus - sparse migrant
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