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This is a list of the Families, Species and Sub-species belonging to the Procellariiformes Order. However, there is scientific disagreement regarding this order, in particular, the Procellariidae family. BirdLife International has subscribed to the newer way of thinking, whereas, James Clements in his The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World is still waiting. This list shows both the new and old versions.

Albatrosses
Order: Procellariiformes. Family: 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
 * 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: Procellariiformes. Family: 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, Aphrodroma 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
 * 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
 * De Filippi's Petrel, Pterodroma defilippiana
 * Stejneger's Petrel, Pterodroma longirostris
 * Pycroft's Petrel, Pterodroma pycrofti
 * Mascarene Petrel, Pseudobulweria aterrima
 * St. 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
 * Cory's Shearwater, C. borealis
 * 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
 * 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
 * Bulwer's Petrel, Bulweria bulwerii
 * Olson's Petrel, Bulweria bifax
 * Jouanin's Petrel, Bulweria fallax

Storm-petrels
Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Hydrobatidae

The storm-petrels are the smallest of 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 maoriana
 * Polynesian Storm Petrel, Nesofregetta fuliginosa
 * European Storm Petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus
 * Least Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma microsoma
 * Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma tethys
 * Band-rumped Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma castro
 * Monteiro's Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma monteiroi
 * Cape Verde Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma jabejabe
 * Swinhoe's Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma monorhis
 * Leach's Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa
 * Markham's Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma markhami
 * Tristram's Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma tristrami
 * Black Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma melania
 * Guadalupe Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma macrodactyla
 * Matsudaira's Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma matsudairae Kuroda
 * Ashy Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma homochroa
 * Hornby's Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma hornbyi
 * Fork-tailed Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma furcata

Diving Petrels
Order: Procellariiformes. Family: 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