Procellariiformes is the Order of Seabirds that includes Albatrosses (Diomedeidae), Shearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae), Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae), and Diving-petrels (Pelecanoididae).
These birds are also called Tubenoses, named for the tube-like nostrils that are visible in each species.
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