Storm petrel
Storm petrel may mean one of two bird families, both in the order Procellariiformes, once treated as the same family.
The two families are:
- Northern storm petrels (Hydrobatidae) are found in the Northern Hemisphere, although some species around the Equator dip into the south.
| Subfamily | Common name | Scientific name | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrobatinae | European storm petrel | Hydrobates pelagicus | extant |
| Leach's storm petrel | Oceanodroma leucorhoa | extant | |
| Townsend's storm petrel | Oceanodroma socorroensis | extant | |
| Ainley's storm petrel | Oceanodroma cheimomnestes | extant | |
| Matsudaira's storm petrel | Oceanodroma matsudairae | extant | |
| Least storm petrel | Oceanodroma microsoma | extant | |
| Wedge-rumped storm petrel | Oceanodroma tethys | extant | |
| Band-rumped storm petrel | Oceanodroma castro | extant | |
| Monteiro's storm petrel | Oceanodroma monteiroi | extant | |
| Swinhoe's storm petrel | Oceanodroma monorhis | extant | |
| Guadalupe storm petrel | Oceanodroma macrodactyla | likely extinct | |
| Tristram's storm petrel | Oceanodroma tristrami | extant | |
| Markham's storm petrel | Oceanodroma markhami | extant | |
| Black storm petrel | Oceanodroma melania | extant | |
| Ashy storm petrel | Oceanodroma homochroa | extant | |
| Hornby's storm petrel | Oceanodroma hornbyi | extant | |
| Fork-tailed storm petrel | Oceanodroma furcata | extant |
- Austral storm petrels (Oceanitidae) are found in all oceans, although only white-faced storm petrels (breeding in the North Atlantic, in addition to the Southern Ocean) and Wilson's storm petrels (on migration) are found in the Northern Hemisphere.
| Subfamily | Common name | Scientific name | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanitinae | Wilson's storm petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | extant |
| Elliot's storm petrel | Oceanites gracilis | extant | |
| Grey-backed storm petrel | Garrodia nereis | extant | |
| White-faced storm petrel | Pelagodroma marina | extant | |
| Black-bellied storm petrel or Gould's storm petrel | Fregetta tropica | extant | |
| White-bellied storm petrel | Fregetta grallaria | extant | |
| New Zealand storm petrel | Fregetta maoriana | extant | |
| Polynesian storm petrel (including white-throated storm petrel) | Nesofregetta fuliginosa | extant |