Oceanodroma is a genus of storm petrels. The genus currently comprises 15 species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

. One species, the Guadalupe Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma macrodactyla), is extinct.

In 2010 the IOC

International Ornithological Congress

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 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).

Species

• Leach's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
• 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, Oceanodroma hornbyi
• Fork-tailed Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma furcata