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List of procellariiformes
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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.
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- 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
References
Bibliography
References
- "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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