Southern Storm-Petrels

Austral storm petrels, or southern storm petrels, are seabirds in the family Oceanitidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. These smallest of seabirds feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. Their flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

Species in this family

• White-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta grallaria
• New Caledonian Storm-Petrel Fregetta lineata
• New Zealand Storm-Petrel Fregetta maoriana
• Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica
• Grey-backed Storm-Petrel Garrodia nereis
• Polynesian Storm-Petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa
• Elliot's Storm-Petrel Oceanites gracilis
• Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
• Pincoya Storm-Petrel Oceanites pincoyae
• White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina

Lookalikes compared

• Grey-backed Storm-Petrel vs Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
• Grey-backed Storm-Petrel vs White-bellied Storm-Petrel
• New Zealand Storm-Petrel vs Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
• Pincoya Storm-Petrel vs Elliot's Storm-Petrel
• White-bellied Storm-Petrel vs Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
• White-bellied Storm-Petrel vs New Zealand Storm-Petrel
• White-faced Storm-Petrel vs New Zealand Storm-Petrel
• White-faced Storm-Petrel vs White-bellied Storm-Petrel
• Wilson's Storm-Petrel vs Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
• Wilson's Storm-Petrel vs Grey-backed Storm-Petrel
• Wilson's Storm-Petrel vs White-faced Storm-Petrel