Bird group

Storm-Petrels

27 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

Ainley's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates cheimomnestes
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Ainley's Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the North Pacific and Pacific coast of North America. It spends most of its life at…

Ashy Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates homochroa
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Ashy Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the North Pacific and Pacific coast of North America. It spends most of its life at sea,…

Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates castro
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Band-rumped Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the North Pacific and Pacific coast of North America. It spends most of its life at…

Black Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates melania
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the North Pacific and Pacific coast of North America. It spends most of its life at sea,…

Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
Fregetta tropica
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Black-bellied Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of southern oceans and remote subantarctic breeding islands. It spends most of its…

Cape Verde Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates jabejabe
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Cape Verde Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the Atlantic, Macaronesian islands, and nearby European seas. It spends most of its…

Elliot's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites gracilis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Elliot's Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the eastern Pacific off the Americas and nearby islands. It spends most of its life at…

European Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates pelagicus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The European Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the Atlantic, Macaronesian islands, and nearby European seas. It spends most of its…

Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates furcatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the North Pacific and Pacific coast of North America. It spends most of its life at…

Gray-backed Storm-Petrel
Garrodia nereis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray-backed Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of southern oceans and remote subantarctic breeding islands. It spends most of its…

Leach's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates leucorhous
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Leach's Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the North Pacific and Pacific coast of North America. It spends most of its life at…

Least Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates microsoma
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Least Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the eastern Pacific off the Americas and nearby islands. It spends most of its life at…

Markham's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates markhami
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Markham's Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the eastern Pacific off the Americas and nearby islands. It spends most of its life…

Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates matsudairae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of East Asian breeding islands and the western Pacific. It spends most of its life at…

Monteiro's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates monteiroi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Monteiro's Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the Atlantic, Macaronesian islands, and nearby European seas. It spends most of its…

New Caledonian Storm-Petrel
Fregetta lineata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The New Caledonian Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the southwest and central Pacific oceans and island waters. It spends most of…

New Zealand Storm-Petrel
Fregetta maoriana
Critically Endangered≈ Unknown

The New Zealand Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the southwest and central Pacific oceans and island waters. It spends most of its…

Pincoya Storm-Petrel
Oceanites pincoyae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pincoya Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the eastern Pacific off the Americas and nearby islands. It spends most of its life at…

Polynesian Storm-Petrel
Nesofregetta fuliginosa
Endangered≈ Unknown

The Polynesian Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of Melanesian, Micronesian, and Polynesian islands. It spends most of its life at sea,…

Ringed Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates hornbyi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Ringed Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the eastern Pacific off the Americas and nearby islands. It spends most of its life at…

Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates monorhis
Near Threatened≈ Unknown

The Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of East Asian breeding islands and the western Pacific. It spends most of its life at…

Townsend's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates socorroensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Townsend's Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the North Pacific and Pacific coast of North America. It spends most of its life at…

Tristram's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates tristrami
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Tristram's Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, towns, and forest edges. It spends most of…

Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates tethys
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of the eastern Pacific off the Americas and nearby islands. It spends most of its…

White-bellied Storm-Petrel
Fregetta grallaria
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-bellied Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of southern oceans and remote subantarctic breeding islands. It spends most of its…

White-faced Storm-Petrel
Pelagodroma marina
Least Concern≈ ~50

The White-faced Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of southern oceans and remote subantarctic breeding islands. It spends most of its…

Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Least Concern≈ 8M–20M

The Wilson's Storm-Petrel is a small storm-petrel of southern oceans and remote subantarctic breeding islands. It spends most of its life…