Hydrobatinae
| Hydrobatinae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Markham's storm petrel Oceanodroma markhami | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Hydrobatidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrobatinae |
| Genera | |
Hydrobatinae is one of two subfamilies of storm petrels. The distribution of the subfamily is predominantly in the northern hemisphere. The subfamily contains two (sometimes three) genera in which there are 14 species. They were the first group of storm petrels to break off from the ancestral petrel stock, and for this reason some authors have suggested that they should constitute a separate family from the Oceanitinae storm petrels.[1]
- Subfamily Hydrobatinae
- European storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
- Leach's storm petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
- Matsudaira's storm petrel Oceanodroma matsudairae
- 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
- Guadalupe storm petrel, Oceanodroma macrodactyla (extinct)
- Tristram's storm petrel, Oceanodroma tristrami
- Markham's storm petrel, Oceanodroma markhami
- Black storm petrel, Oceanodroma melania
- Ashy storm petrel, Oceanodroma homochroa
- Hornby's storm petrel, Oceanodroma hornbyi
- Fork-tailed storm petrel, Oceanodroma furcata
References
- ↑ Nunn, G & Stanley, S. (1998) "Body Size Effects and Rates of Cytochrome b Evolution in Tube-Nosed Seabirds" Molecular Biology and Evolution 15(10): 1360-1371 Corrigendum
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