List of procellariiformes

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
 * Audubon's 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