Species in Taxonomic Order
The taxonomy of the gadfly petrels is being reformed at the moment. Several genera have been split off over time, as they are closer to the procellarine and Puffinus shearwaters. Some subspecies have been raised to full species rank. The arrangement given here is traditional, but annotates the changes proposed by Austin (1998) and Bretagnolle et al. (1998). For the current taxonomy, see also Brooke (2004).
- Genus Pterodroma
- Pterodroma baraui, Barau's Petrel
- Pterodroma arminjoniana, Trindade Petrel
- Pterodroma (arminjoniana) heraldica, Herald Petrel – recognized by the IOC, however the SACC has not recognized the split as of yet.
Split from Pterodroma arminjoniana
- Pterodroma (arminjoniana) heraldica, Herald Petrel – recognized by the IOC, however the SACC has not recognized the split as of yet.
- Pterodroma externa, Juan Fernandez Petrel
- Pterodroma neglecta, Kermadec Petrel
- Pterodroma phaeopygia, Galapagos Petrel
- Pterodroma sandwichensis, Hawaiian Petrel
- Pterodroma atrata, Henderson Petrel
- Pterodroma alba, Phoenix Petrel
- Pterodroma feae, Fea's Petrel
- Pterodroma desertae, Deserta's Petrel (disputed)
- Pterodroma madeira, Zino's Petrel or Madeira Petrel
- Pterodroma sp., Canary Islands Petrel, (prehistoric) – possibly extirpated population of extant species
- Pterodroma mollis, Soft-plumaged Petrel
- Pterodroma cahow, Bermuda Petrel
- Pterodroma hasitata, Black-capped Petrel
- Pterodroma caribbaea, Jamaica Petrel, (possibly extinct)
- Pterodroma incerta, Atlantic Petrel
- Pterodroma lessonii, White-headed Petrel
- Pterodroma magentae, Magenta Petrel
- Pterodroma macroptera, Great-winged Petrel
- Pterodroma solandri, Providence Petrel
- Pterodroma ultima, Murphy's Petrel
- Pterodroma cf. leucoptera, Mangareva Petrel, (possibly extinct)
- Pterodroma cervicalis, White-necked Petrel
- Pterodroma occulta, Vanuatu Petrel or Falla's Petrel
- Split from Pterodroma cervicalis
- Pterodroma sp., Chatham Extinct Petrel, (prehistoric)
- Pterodroma sp., Henderson Island Petrel, (prehistoric)
- Pterodroma jugabilis, O‘ahu Petrel, (prehistoric)
- Pterodroma rupinarum, Large Saint Helena Petrel, (extinct)
- Subgenus Cookilaria
- Pterodroma cookii, Cook's Petrel
- Pterodroma pycrofti, Pycroft's Petrel
- Pterodroma defilippiana, De Filippi's Petrel or Mas a Tierra Petrel
- Pterodroma longirostris, Stejneger's Petrel
- Pterodroma nigripennis, Black-winged Petrel
- Pterodroma axillaris, Chatham Petrel
- Pterodroma hypoleuca, Bonin Petrel
- Pterodroma inexpectata, Mottled Petrel
- Pterodroma leucoptera, Gould's Petrel
- Pterodroma brevipes, Collared Petrel
- Pterodroma brevipes magnificens, may be a full species Magnificent Petrel Pterodroma magnificens
A Pleistocene fossil from Aldabra, Indian Ocean, was described as Pterodroma kurodai. Biogeographically, it could belong into any genus.
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