About Northern Storm Petrels

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The Northern Storm Petrels are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Hydrobatidae</em>) within the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.

Overview

The Northern Storm Petrels are a family of birds (Latin: Hydrobatidae) within the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters. Worldwide the family includes about 1 genera and 18 species. Its members are primarily distributed across the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean. Notable genera include Hydrobates. Procellariiformes are the tubenoses: albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters and storm-petrels, a great order of 149 seabirds of all oceans.

Classification

Family: Hydrobatidae (Northern Storm Petrels); Order: Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters; about 1 genera and 18 species.

Distribution

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

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