Storm petrel facts for kids
European storm petrels of the family Hydrobatidae.
Wilson's storm petrel, of the family Oceanitidae.
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 |
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