Oceanitinae
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Oceanitinae is one of two subfamilies of storm-petrel
s. Because the distribution of the subfamily is predominantly in the southern hemisphere they are sometimes known as the southern storm-petrels. The subfamily contains five genera
in which there are eight species. They were the second group of storm-petrel
s to break off from the ancestral petrel stock, and for this reason some authors have suggested that they should constitute a separate family
from the Hydrobatinae
storm-petrels.
Storm-petrel
Storm petrels are seabirds in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. These smallest of seabirds feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.Storm petrels have a cosmopolitan...
s. Because the distribution of the subfamily is predominantly in the southern hemisphere they are sometimes known as the southern storm-petrels. The subfamily contains five genera
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in which there are eight species. They were the second group of storm-petrel
Storm-petrel
Storm petrels are seabirds in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. These smallest of seabirds feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.Storm petrels have a cosmopolitan...
s to break off from the ancestral petrel stock, and for this reason some authors have suggested that they should constitute a separate family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
from the Hydrobatinae
Hydrobatinae
Hydrobatinae is one of two subfamilies of storm petrels. The distribution of the subfamily is predominantly in the northern hemisphere. The subfamily contains two genera in which there are 14 species...
storm-petrels.
Species
- Subfamily Oceanitinae
- Wilson's Storm Petrel, Oceanites oceanicus
- New Zealand Storm Petrel, Oceanites maorianus
- Elliot's Storm Petrel, Oceanites gracilis
- Grey-backed Storm Petrel, Garrodia nereis
- White-faced Storm Petrel, Pelagodroma marina
- Black-bellied Storm Petrel or Gould's Storm-Petrel, Fregetta tropica
- White-bellied Storm Petrel, Fregetta grallaria
- Polynesian Storm Petrel, Nesofregetta fuliginosa