Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Oceanitidae - Southern Storm Petrels (2025 update)

EnglishScientificRange
Wilson's Storm PetrelOceanites oceanicus
Oceanites oceanicus oceanicusbreeds subantarctic islands from Cape Horn to Heard and Kerguelen islands; migrates north to pelagic waters of Northern Hemisphere
Oceanites oceanicus exasperatusbreeds South Shetland Islands, South Sandwich Islands, and adjacent Antarctic coast; migrates north to pelagic waters of Northern Hemisphere
Oceanites oceanicus chilensisrange incompletely known; breeds Tierra del Fuego; ranges north to Peru
Pincoya Storm PetrelOceanites pincoyaeknown only from waters near Chiloé Island (Reloncavi Sound and the Chacao Channel), Chile
Elliot's Storm PetrelOceanites gracilis
Oceanites gracilis gracilisbreeds Chungunga Island (Coquimbo region, north-central Chile), and perhaps elsewhere in Atacama Desert; ranges Humboldt Current from Ecuador to central Chile
Oceanites gracilis galapagoensisGalapagos (breeding grounds unknown)
Polynesian Storm PetrelNesofregetta fuliginosanow breeds on predator-free islands mainly in Line, Marquesas, Gambier, Austral, and Easter Island groups, formerly much more widespread, including westward to New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa
Grey-backed Storm PetrelGarrodia nereisbreeds circumpolar subantarctic islands in Falklands, South Georgia, Gough (Atlantic), Crozet and Kerguelen (Indian Ocean), Macquarie (few; Australia), Chatham, Antipodes, and Auckland (New Zealand); ranges mainly between Antarctic and Subantarctic convergences, north to southern Tasman Sea and about 35°S
White-faced Storm PetrelPelagodroma marina
Pelagodroma marina hypoleucabreeds mainly Salvage Island (Madeira group), with a few off Lanzarote (Canary Islands)
Pelagodroma marina eadesorumbreeds Cape Verde Islands
Pelagodroma marina marinabreeds Tristan da Cunha and Gough islands; ranges to equatorial South Atlantic
Pelagodroma marina dulciaebreeds islands off southwestern to southeastern Australia, including Tasmania; ranges to northwestern Indian Ocean and to southwestern edge of Sunda Shelf
Pelagodroma marina maorianabreeds Auckland, Chatham, and satellite islands off North, South, and Stewart islands (New Zealand); ranges to Humboldt Current off Peru and Chile
Pelagodroma marina albiclunisbreeds Haszard Island in Kermadec Islands (New Zealand); ranges to Tasman Sea
White-bellied Storm PetrelFregetta grallaria
Fregetta grallaria grallariabreeds Roach Island in Lord Howe group (east of Australia) and Kermadec islands (northeast of New Zealand); ranges to tropical eastern Pacific
Fregetta grallaria leucogasterbreeds Tristan da Cunha, Gough (Atlantic), Amsterdam, and St. Paul islands (Indian Ocean); ranges to temperate and subtropical South Atlantic and soutwestern Indian oceans
Fregetta grallaria segethibreeds San Felix and San Ambrosio (Easter Islands) and Juan Fernández Islands (off Chile); ranges tropical and subtropical pelagic waters west of Humboldt Current (in southeastern Pacific Ocean)
Fregetta grallaria titanRapa Island (Austral Islands); ranges to tropical east-central Pacific Ocean
New Zealand Storm PetrelFregetta maorianabreeds Little Barrier Island (northern North Island, New Zealand); ranges to seas off southeastern Australia and Fiji
New Caledonian Storm PetrelFregetta lineatabreeds New Caledonia; ranges from the Coral Sea eastward to Samoa and the Marquesas
Black-bellied Storm PetrelFregetta tropica
Fregetta tropica tropicabreeds circumpolar subantarctic islands from South Georgia, Antarctic Peninsula, Bouvetoya, Prince Edward, Crozet, Kerguelen (Indian), Bounty, Antipodes, and Auckland islands (New Zealand); ranges southern oceans mostly south of Equator southward to Antarctic Convergence
Fregetta tropica melanoleucabreeds Tristan da Cunha and (perhaps) Gough islands; ranges north to tropics