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15 Petrels and 12 Shearwaters are recorded around Japan. Bulwer’s and Bonin Petrels, Streaked, Wedge-tailed, Bannerman’s and Bryan’s Shearwaters breeds in Japan, especially Streaked, Bannerman’s and Bryan’s Shearwaters are endemic species.
Fulmarine Petrels
Gadfly Petrels
- Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis
- Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata
- Bonin Petrel Pterodroma hypoleuca
- Cook’s Petrel Pterodroma cookii
- Stejneger’s Petrel Pterodroma longirostris
- Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta
- Murphy’s Petrel Pterodroma ultima
- Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri
- White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis
- Vanuatu (-type) Petrel Pterodroma occulta
- Juan Fernandez Petrel Pterodroma externa
- Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis
Shearwaters
- Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacificus
- Buller’s Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
- Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creators
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna griseus
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Bannerman’s Shearwater Puffinus bannermani
- Bryan’s Shearwater Puffinus bryani
- Newell’s Shearwater Puffinus newelli
Bulweria-type Petrels
