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Oceanodroma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Hydrobatinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Procellariiformes

Family
  
Hydrobatidae

Scientific name
  
Oceanodroma

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Leach's storm petrel, Band‑rumped storm petrel, Swinhoe's storm petrel, Fork‑tailed storm petrel, Black storm petrel

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Oceanodroma is a genus of storm petrels. The genus name is from Ancient Greek okeanos, "ocean" and dromos, "runner".

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One species, the Guadalupe storm petrel (Oceanodroma macrodactyla), is extinct.

In 2010 the IOC added the Cape Verde storm petrel (Oceanodroma jabejabe) to their list of accepted species (AS) splits, following Bolton et al. 2007. This species was split from the band-rumped storm petrel (Oceanodroma castro).

In 2016 the IOC added Townsend's storm petrel (Oceanodroma socorroensis) and Ainley's storm petrel (Oceanodroma cheimomnestes) to their list of accepted species (AS) splits, following Howell 2012. These species were split from Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa).

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Species

  • Leach's storm petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
  • Townsend's storm petrel Oceanodroma socorroensis
  • Ainley's storm petrel Oceanodroma cheimomnestes
  • Matsudaira's storm petrel Oceanodroma matsudairae
  • Least storm petrel, Oceanodroma microsoma
  • Wedge-rumped storm petrel, Oceanodroma tethys
  • Band-rumped storm petrel, Oceanodroma castro
  • Cape Verde storm petrel, Oceanodroma jabejabe
  • Monteiro's storm petrel, Oceanodroma monteiroi
  • Swinhoe's storm petrel, Oceanodroma monorhis
  • Guadalupe storm petrel, Oceanodroma macrodactyla (extinct)
  • Tristram's storm petrel, Oceanodroma tristrami
  • Markham's storm petrel, Oceanodroma markhami
  • Black storm petrel, Oceanodroma melania
  • Ashy storm petrel, Oceanodroma homochroa
  • Hornby's storm petrel or ringed storm petrel, Oceanodroma hornbyi
  • Fork-tailed storm petrel, Oceanodroma furcata
  • References

    Oceanodroma Wikipedia


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