Species under Pterodroma
n= 34
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Pterodroma alba
(Gmelin, 1789)
Phoenix petrel Indo-Pacific 35
Pterodroma arminjoniana
(Giglioli & Salvadori, 1869)
Trindade petrel Indo-Pacific and Western Atlantic 39
Pterodroma atrata
Mathews, 1912
Henderson petrel Pacific Ocean
Pterodroma axillaris
(Salvin, 1893)
Chatham Island petrel Southwest Pacific 30
Pterodroma baraui
(Jouanin, 1964)
Barau's petrel Indo-West Pacific 38
Pterodroma brevipes
(Peale, 1848)
Collared petrel Pacific Ocean 30
Pterodroma cahow
(Nichols & Mowbray, 1916)
Bermuda petrel Northern Atlantic and the Arctic 38
Pterodroma caribbaea
Carte, 1866
Jamaica petrel Western Central Atlantic
Pterodroma cervicalis
(Salvin, 1891)
White-necked petrel Indo-Pacific 43
Pterodroma cookii
(Gray, 1843)
Cook's petrel Indo-Pacific and Western Central Atlantic 26
Pterodroma defilippiana
(Giglioli & Salvadori, 1869)
De filippi's petrel Eastern Pacific 26
Pterodroma deserta
Matthews, 1934
Eastern Central Atlantic
Pterodroma externa
(Salvin, 1875)
Juan fernandez petrel Indo-Pacific and Southeast Atlantic 43
Pterodroma feae
(Salvadori, 1899)
Cape Verde petrel Atlantic Ocean and Western Indian Ocean 35
Pterodroma hasitata
(Kuhl, 1820)
Black-capped petrel Atlantic Ocean and Eastern Central Pacific 46
Pterodroma heraldica
(Salvin, 1888)
Herald petrel Indo-Pacific and Western Atlantic
Pterodroma hypoleuca
(Salvin, 1888)
Bonin petrel Pacific Ocean 30
Pterodroma incerta
(Schlegel, 1863)
Atlantic petrel Southern Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean 43
Pterodroma inexpectata
(Forster, 1844)
Mottled petrel Indo-Pacific, Northwest Atlantic and the Arctic 35
Pterodroma lessonii
(Garnot, 1826)
White-headed petrel Indo-Pacific, Southern Atlantic and the Antarctic 46
Pterodroma leucoptera
(Gould, 1844)
Gould's petrel Indo-West Pacific 30
Pterodroma longirostris
(Stejneger, 1893)
Stejneger's petrel Pacific Ocean 26
Pterodroma macroptera
(Smith, 1840)
Great-winged petrel Indo-West Pacific, Southern Atlantic and the Antarctic 41
Pterodroma madeira
Mathews, 1934
Madeira petrel Atlantic Ocean 33
Pterodroma magentae
(Giglioli & Salvadori, 1868)
Magenta petrel Endemic in New Zealand 38
Pterodroma mollis
(Gould, 1844)
Soft-plumaged petrel Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic 37
Pterodroma neglecta
(Schlegel, 1863)
Kermadec petrel Indo-Pacific and Southeast Atlantic 38
Pterodroma nigripennis
(Rothschild, 1893)
Black-winged petrel Indo-Pacific 30
Pterodroma occulta
Imber & Tennyson, 2001
Vanuatu petrel Pacific Ocean
Pterodroma phaeopygia
(Salvin, 1876)
Galapagos petrel Pacific Ocean and Western Central Atlantic 43
Pterodroma pycrofti
Falla, 1933
Pycroft's petrel Southwest Pacific 26
Pterodroma sandwichensis
(Ridgway, 1884)
Hawaiian dark-rumped petrel Indo-Pacific 43
Pterodroma solandri
(Gould, 1844)
Providence petrel Indo-West Pacific 40
Pterodroma ultima
Murphy, 1949
Murphy's petrel Eastern Pacific 41
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