This is a list of the families , species and subspecies of the order Procellariiformes .
The three categories of threatened species from the IUCN Red List Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species :
EX - Extinct, EW - Extinct in the wild
CR - Critically endangered, EN - Endangered, VU - Vulnerable
NT - Near threatened, LC - Least concern
DD - Data deficient, NE - Not evaluated
(v. 2021-3, the data is current as of February 25, 2022[1] )
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.
Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata ) courtship ritualWandering albatross (Diomedea exulans ) Wandering albatross , Diomedea exulans VU
Antipodean albatross , Diomedea antipodensis EN
Amsterdam albatross , Diomedea amsterdamensis EN
Southern royal albatross , Diomedea epomophora VU
Northern royal albatross , Diomedea sanfordi EN
Tristan albatross , Diomedea dabbenena CR
Sooty albatross , Phoebetria fusca EN
Light-mantled albatross , Phoebetria palpebrata NT
Black-browed albatross , Thalassarche melanophris LC
Campbell albatross , Thalassarche impavida VU
Shy albatross , Thalassarche cauta NT
Chatham albatross , Thalassarche eremita VU
Salvin's albatross , Thalassarche salvini VU
Grey-headed albatross , Thalassarche chrysostoma EN
Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross , Thalassarche chlororhynchos EN
Indian yellow-nosed albatross , Thalassarche carteri EN
Buller's albatross , Thalassarche bulleri NT
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 fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides )Cape petrel (Daption capense australe ) Antarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata ) Gould's petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera ) Kerguelen petrel , Lugensa brevirostris LC
Great-winged petrel , Pterodroma macroptera LC
White-headed petrel , Pterodroma lessonii LC
Atlantic petrel , Pterodroma incerta EN
Providence petrel , Pterodroma solandri VU
Magenta petrel , Pterodroma magentae CR
Murphy's petrel , Pterodroma ultima LC
Soft-plumaged petrel , Pterodroma mollis LC
Zino's petrel , Pterodroma madeira EN
Fea's petrel , Pterodroma feae NT
Desertas petrel , Pterodroma deserta VU
Bermuda petrel , Pterodroma cahow EN
Black-capped petrel , Pterodroma hasitata EN
Jamaican petrel , Pterodroma caribbaea CR
Juan Fernandez petrel , Pterodroma externa VU
Vanuatu petrel , Pterodroma occulta (P. cervicalis : VU )
Kermadec petrel , Pterodroma neglecta LC
Herald petrel , Pterodroma heraldica LC
Trindade petrel , Pterodroma arminjoniana VU
Henderson petrel , Pterodroma atrata EN
Phoenix petrel , Pterodroma alba EN
Barau's petrel , Pterodroma baraui EN
Hawaiian petrel , Pterodroma sandwichensis EN
Galapagos petrel , Pterodroma phaeopygia CR
Mottled petrel , Pterodroma inexpectata NT
White-necked petrel , Pterodroma cervicalis VU
Black-winged petrel , Pterodroma nigripennis LC
Chatham petrel , Pterodroma axillaris VU
Bonin petrel , Pterodroma hypoleuca LC
Gould's petrel , Pterodroma leucoptera VU
Collared petrel , Pterodroma brevipes VU
Cook's petrel , Pterodroma cookii VU
Masatierra petrel , Pterodroma defilippiana VU
Stejneger's petrel , Pterodroma longirostris VU
Pycroft's petrel , Pterodroma pycrofti VU
Mascarene petrel , Pseudobulweria aterrima CR
Saint Helena petrel , Pseudobulweria rupinarum EX Tahiti petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata )Pink-footed shearwater (Puffinus creatopus )Streaked shearwater , Calonectris leucomelas NT
Scopoli's shearwater , Calonectris (diomedea) diomedea (C. diomedea including C. (d.) borealis and C. (d.) diomedea : LC )
Cory's shearwater , Calonectris (diomedea) borealis (C. diomedea including C. (d.) borealis and C. (d.) diomedea : LC )
Cape Verde shearwater , Calonectris edwardsii NT
Wedge-tailed shearwater , Puffinus pacificus LC
Buller's shearwater , Puffinus bulleri VU
Sooty shearwater , Puffinus griseus NT
Short-tailed shearwater , Puffinus tenuirostris LC
Pink-footed shearwater , Puffinus creatopus VU
Flesh-footed shearwater , Puffinus carneipes NT
Great shearwater , Puffinus gravis LC
Christmas shearwater , Puffinus nativitatis LC
Manx shearwater , Puffinus puffinus LC
Yelkouan shearwater , Puffinus yelkouan VU
Balearic shearwater , Puffinus mauretanicus CR
Bryan's shearwater , Puffinus bryani CR
Black-vented shearwater , Puffinus opisthomelas NT
Townsend's shearwater , Puffinus auricularis CR
Newell's shearwater , Puffinus newelli CR
Rapa shearwater , Puffinus myrtae CR
Fluttering shearwater , Puffinus gavia LC
Hutton's shearwater , Puffinus huttoni EN
Audubon's shearwater , Puffinus lherminieri LC
Persian shearwater , Puffinus persicus LC
Tropical shearwater , Puffinus bailloni LC
Galapagos shearwater , Puffinus subalaris LC
Heinroth's shearwater , Puffinus heinrothi VU
Little shearwater , Puffinus assimilis LC
Boyd's shearwater , Puffinus boydi NE (P. assimilis : LC , P. lherminieri : LC )
Bulwer's petrel , Bulweria bulwerii LC
Olson's petrel , Bulweria bifax EX
Jouanin's petrel , Bulweria fallax NT
Storm petrels
Order : Procellariiformes Family : 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 ) Wilson's storm petrel , Oceanites oceanicus LC
Elliot's storm petrel , Oceanites gracilis DD
Grey-backed storm petrel , Garrodia nereis LC
White-faced storm petrel , Pelagodroma marina LC
White-bellied storm petrel , Fregetta grallaria LC
Black-bellied storm petrel , Fregetta tropica LC
New Zealand storm petrel , Fregetta maorianus CR
Polynesian storm petrel , Nesofregetta fuliginosa EN
European storm petrel , Hydrobates pelagicus LC
Least storm petrel , Hydrobates microsoma LC
Wedge-rumped storm petrel , Hydrobates tethys LC
Band-rumped storm petrel , Hydrobates castro LC
Monteiro's storm petrel , Hydrobates monteiroi VU
Cape Verde storm petrel , Hydrobates jabejabe LC
Swinhoe's storm petrel , Hydrobates monorhis NT
Leach's storm petrel , Hydrobates leucorhoa VU
Markham's storm petrel , Hydrobates markhami NT
Tristram's storm petrel , Hydrobates tristrami LC
Black storm petrel , Hydrobates melania LC
Guadalupe storm petrel , Hydrobates macrodactyla CR
Matsudaira's storm petrel , Hydrobates matsudairae VU
Ashy storm petrel , Hydrobates homochroa EN
Ringed storm petrel , Hydrobates hornbyi NT
Fork-tailed storm petrel , Hydrobates furcata LC
Diving petrels
Common diving petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix ) 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.