About Austral Storm Petrels

Overview

The Austral Storm Petrels are a family of birds (Latin: Oceanitidae) within the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters. Worldwide the family includes about 5 genera and 10 species. Its members are primarily distributed across the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean. Notable genera include Fregetta, Oceanites, Garrodia. Procellariiformes are the tubenoses: albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters and storm-petrels, a great order of 149 seabirds of all oceans.

Classification

Family: Oceanitidae (Austral Storm Petrels); Order: Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters; about 5 genera and 10 species.

Distribution

Primarily across the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean.