Oceanodroma
| Oceanodroma | |
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| Oceanodroma tristrami | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Hydrobatidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrobatinae |
| Genus: | Oceanodroma L. Reichenbach, 1853 |
| Species | |
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Oceanodroma is a genus of storm petrels. The genus currently comprises 15 species. One species, the Guadalupe storm petrel (Oceanodroma macrodactyla), is extinct.
In 2010 the IOC added the Cape Verde storm petrel (Oceanodroma jabejabe) to their list of accepted species (AS) splits, following Bolton et al. 2007. This species was split from the band-rumped storm petrel (Oceanodroma castro).
Species
- 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
- Cape Verde storm petrel, Oceanodroma jabejabe
- Monteiro's storm petrel, Oceanodroma monteiroi
- 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 or ringed storm petrel, Oceanodroma hornbyi
- Fork-tailed storm petrel, Oceanodroma furcata
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