Storm petrel

Storm petrel may mean one of two bird families, both in the order Procellariiformes, once treated as the same family.

The two families are:
Northern storm petrels (Hydrobatidae) are found in the Northern Hemisphere, although some species around the Equator dip into the south.
SubfamilyCommon nameScientific nameStatusHydrobatinaeEuropean storm petrelHydrobates pelagicusextantLeach's storm petrelOceanodroma leucorhoaextantTownsend's storm petrelOceanodroma socorroensisextantAinley's storm petrelOceanodroma cheimomnestesextantMatsudaira's storm petrelOceanodroma matsudairaeextantLeast storm petrelOceanodroma microsomaextantWedge-rumped storm petrelOceanodroma tethysextantBand-rumped storm petrelOceanodroma castroextantMonteiro's storm petrelOceanodroma monteiroiextantSwinhoe's storm petrelOceanodroma monorhisextantGuadalupe storm petrelOceanodroma macrodactylalikely extinctTristram's storm petrelOceanodroma tristramiextantMarkham's storm petrelOceanodroma markhamiextantBlack storm petrelOceanodroma melaniaextantAshy storm petrelOceanodroma homochroaextantHornby's storm petrelOceanodroma hornbyiextantFork-tailed storm petrelOceanodroma furcataextant
Austral storm petrels (Oceanitidae) are found in all oceans, although only white-faced storm petrels (breeding in the North Atlantic, in addition to the Southern Ocean) and Wilson's storm petrels (on migration) are found in the Northern Hemisphere.
SubfamilyCommon nameScientific nameStatusOceanitinaeWilson's storm petrelOceanites oceanicusextantElliot's storm petrelOceanites gracilisextantGrey-backed storm petrelGarrodia nereisextantWhite-faced storm petrelPelagodroma marinaextantBlack-bellied storm petrel or Gould's storm petrelFregetta tropicaextantWhite-bellied storm petrelFregetta grallariaextantNew Zealand storm petrelFregetta maorianaextantPolynesian storm petrel (including white-throated storm petrel)Nesofregetta fuliginosaextant