This is a list of the families, species and subspecies of the order Procellariiformes.
Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: - Extinct, - Extinct in the wild - Critically endangered, - Endangered, - Vulnerable - Near threatened, - Least concern - Data deficient, - Not evaluated (v. 2021-3, the data is current as of February 25, 2022)
Albatrosses Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Diomedeidae
The albatrosses are a family of 21 species of large seabird found across the Southern and North Pacific Oceans. The largest are among the largest flying birds in the world.
Laysan albatross, Phoebastria immutabilis Black-footed albatross, Phoebastria nigripes Waved albatross, Phoebastria irrorata Short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus
Wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans Antipodean albatross, Diomedea antipodensis Amsterdam albatross, Diomedea amsterdamensis Southern royal albatross, Diomedea epomophora Northern royal albatross, Diomedea sanfordi Tristan albatross, Diomedea dabbenena Sooty albatross, Phoebetria fusca Light-mantled albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophris Campbell albatross, Thalassarche impavida Shy albatross, Thalassarche cauta Chatham albatross, Thalassarche eremita Salvin's albatross, Thalassarche salvini Grey-headed albatross, Thalassarche chrysostoma Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross, Thalassarche chlororhynchos Indian yellow-nosed albatross, Thalassarche carteri Buller's albatross, Thalassarche bulleri
Fulmars, petrels, prions and shearwaters Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae
The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium nasal septum, and a long outer functional primary flight feather.
Southern giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli
Northern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis Southern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialoides Antarctic petrel, Thalassoica antarctica
Cape petrel, Daption capense Snow petrel, Pagodroma nivea Blue petrel, Halobaena caerulea
Broad-billed prion, Pachyptila vittata Salvin's prion, Pachyptila salvini Antarctic prion, Pachyptila desolata Slender-billed prion, Pachyptila belcheri Fairy prion, Pachyptila turtur Fulmar prion, Pachyptila crassirostris
Kerguelen petrel, Lugensa brevirostris Great-winged petrel, Pterodroma macroptera White-headed petrel, Pterodroma lessonii Atlantic petrel, Pterodroma incerta Providence petrel, Pterodroma solandri Magenta petrel, Pterodroma magentae Murphy's petrel, Pterodroma ultima Soft-plumaged petrel, Pterodroma mollis Zino's petrel, Pterodroma madeira Fea's petrel, Pterodroma feae Desertas petrel, Pterodroma deserta Bermuda petrel, Pterodroma cahow Black-capped petrel, Pterodroma hasitata Jamaican petrel, Pterodroma caribbaea Juan Fernandez petrel, Pterodroma externa Vanuatu petrel, Pterodroma occulta (P. cervicalis: ) Kermadec petrel, Pterodroma neglecta Herald petrel, Pterodroma heraldica Trindade petrel, Pterodroma arminjoniana Henderson petrel, Pterodroma atrata Phoenix petrel, Pterodroma alba Barau's petrel, Pterodroma baraui Hawaiian petrel, Pterodroma sandwichensis Galapagos petrel, Pterodroma phaeopygia Mottled petrel, Pterodroma inexpectata White-necked petrel, Pterodroma cervicalis Black-winged petrel, Pterodroma nigripennis Chatham petrel, Pterodroma axillaris Bonin petrel, Pterodroma hypoleuca Gould's petrel, Pterodroma leucoptera Collared petrel, Pterodroma brevipes Cook's petrel, Pterodroma cookii Masatierra petrel, Pterodroma defilippiana Stejneger's petrel, Pterodroma longirostris Pycroft's petrel, Pterodroma pycrofti Mascarene petrel, Pseudobulweria aterrima Saint Helena petrel, Pseudobulweria rupinarum
Tahiti petrel, Pseudobulweria rostrata Beck's petrel, Pseudobulweria becki Fiji petrel, Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi Grey petrel, Procellaria cinerea White-chinned petrel, Procellaria aequinoctialis Spectacled petrel, Procellaria conspicillata Black petrel, Procellaria parkinsoni Westland petrel, Procellaria westlandica
Streaked shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas Scopoli's shearwater, Calonectris (diomedea) diomedea (C. diomedea including C. (d.) borealis and C. (d.) diomedea: ) Cory's shearwater, Calonectris (diomedea) borealis (C. diomedea including C. (d.) borealis and C. (d.) diomedea: ) Cape Verde shearwater, Calonectris edwardsii Wedge-tailed shearwater, Puffinus pacificus Buller's shearwater, Puffinus bulleri Sooty shearwater, Puffinus griseus Short-tailed shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris Pink-footed shearwater, Puffinus creatopus Flesh-footed shearwater, Puffinus carneipes Great shearwater, Puffinus gravis Christmas shearwater, Puffinus nativitatis Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus Yelkouan shearwater, Puffinus yelkouan Balearic shearwater, Puffinus mauretanicus Bryan's shearwater, Puffinus bryani Black-vented shearwater, Puffinus opisthomelas Townsend's shearwater, Puffinus auricularis Newell's shearwater, Puffinus newelli Rapa shearwater, Puffinus myrtae Fluttering shearwater, Puffinus gavia Hutton's shearwater, Puffinus huttoni Sargasso shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri Persian shearwater, Puffinus persicus Tropical shearwater, Puffinus bailloni Galapagos shearwater, Puffinus subalaris Heinroth's shearwater, Puffinus heinrothi Little shearwater, Puffinus assimilis Boyd's shearwater, Puffinus boydi (P. assimilis: , P. lherminieri: ) Bulwer's petrel, Bulweria bulwerii Olson's petrel, Bulweria bifax Jouanin's petrel, Bulweria fallax
Storm petrels Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Hydrobatidae
The storm-petrels are the smallest seabirds, relatives of the petrels, feeding on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. Their flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.
Wilson's storm petrel, Oceanites oceanicus Elliot's storm petrel, Oceanites gracilis Grey-backed storm petrel, Garrodia nereis White-faced storm petrel, Pelagodroma marina White-bellied storm petrel, Fregetta grallaria Black-bellied storm petrel, Fregetta tropica New Zealand storm petrel, Fregetta maorianus Polynesian storm petrel, Nesofregetta fuliginosa European storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus Least storm petrel, Hydrobates microsoma Wedge-rumped storm petrel, Hydrobates tethys Band-rumped storm petrel, Hydrobates castro Monteiro's storm petrel, Hydrobates monteiroi Cape Verde storm petrel, Hydrobates jabejabe Swinhoe's storm petrel, Hydrobates monorhis Leach's storm petrel, Hydrobates leucorhoa Markham's storm petrel, Hydrobates markhami Tristram's storm petrel, Hydrobates tristrami Black storm petrel, Hydrobates melania Guadalupe storm petrel, Hydrobates macrodactyla Matsudaira's storm petrel, Hydrobates matsudairae Ashy storm petrel, Hydrobates homochroa Ringed storm petrel, Hydrobates hornbyi Fork-tailed storm petrel, Hydrobates furcata
Diving petrels
Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Pelecanoididae
The diving-petrels are relatives of the petrels distinguishable only by small differences in plumage and bill construction. They feed on plankton by pursuit diving.
Peruvian diving petrel, Pelecanoides garnotii Magellanic diving petrel, Pelecanoides magellani South Georgia diving petrel, Pelecanoides georgicus Common diving petrel, Pelecanoides urinatrix
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