Species
| Subfamily | Common name | Scientific name | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanitinae | Wilson's Storm Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | extant |
| New Zealand Storm Petrel | Oceanites maorianus | extant | |
| Elliot's Storm Petrel | Oceanites gracilis | extant | |
| Grey-backed Storm Petrel | Garrodia nereis | extant | |
| White-faced Storm Petrel | Pelagodroma marina | extant | |
| Black-bellied Storm Petrel or Gould's Storm-Petrel | Fregetta tropica | extant | |
| White-bellied Storm Petrel | Fregetta grallaria | extant | |
| Polynesian Storm Petrel (including "White-throated Storm-petrel") | Nesofregetta fuliginosa | extant | |
| Hydrobatinae | European Storm Petrel | Hydrobates pelagicus | extant |
| Leach's Storm Petrel | Oceanodroma leucorhoa | extant | |
| Matsudaira's Storm Petrel | Oceanodroma matsudairae | extant | |
| Least Storm Petrel | Oceanodroma microsoma | extant | |
| Wedge-rumped Storm Petrel | Oceanodroma tethys | extant | |
| Band-rumped Storm Petrel | Oceanodroma castro | extant | |
| Monteiro's Storm Petrel | Oceanodroma monteiroi | extant | |
| Swinhoe's Storm Petrel | Oceanodroma monorhis | extant | |
| Guadalupe Storm Petrel | Oceanodroma macrodactyla | extinct | |
| Tristram's Storm Petrel | Oceanodroma tristrami | extant | |
| Markham's Storm Petrel | Oceanodroma markhami | extant | |
| Black Storm Petrel | Oceanodroma melania | extant | |
| Ashy Storm Petrel | Oceanodroma homochroa | extant | |
| Hornby's Storm Petrel | Oceanodroma hornbyi | extant | |
| Fork-tailed Storm Petrel | Oceanodroma furcata | extant |
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