Gadfly Petrels
Pterodroma
The gadfly petrels or Pterodroma are a genus of about 35 species of petrels, part of the seabird order Procellariiformes. The gadfly petrels are named for their speedy weaving flight, as if evading gadflies (horseflies). The flight action is also reflected in the name Pterodroma, from Ancient Greek pteron, "wing" and dromos, "runner".
37 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 35 known species
Cook's Petrel
speciesPterodroma cookii
Black-capped Petrel
speciesPterodroma hasitata
Grey-faced Petrel
speciesPterodroma gouldi
Soft-plumaged Petrel
speciesPterodroma mollis
Providence Petrel
speciesPterodroma solandri
White-headed Petrel
speciesPterodroma lessonii
Mottled Petrel
speciesPterodroma inexpectata
Great-winged Petrel
speciesPterodroma macroptera
Galápagos Petrel
speciesPterodroma phaeopygia
Masatierra Petrel
speciesPterodroma defilippiana
Black-winged Petrel
speciesPterodroma nigripennis
Kermadec Petrel
speciesPterodroma neglecta
Juan Fernandez Petrel
speciesPterodroma externa
Murphy's Petrel
speciesPterodroma ultima
Hawaiian Petrel
speciesPterodroma sandwichensis
Barau's Petrel
speciesPterodroma baraui
Bonin Petrel
speciesPterodroma hypoleuca
Atlantic Petrel
speciesPterodroma incerta
Gould's Petrel
speciesPterodroma leucoptera
White-necked Petrel
speciesPterodroma cervicalis
Bermuda Petrel
speciesPterodroma cahow
Trindade Petrel
speciesPterodroma arminjoniana
Desertas Petrel
speciesPterodroma deserta
Pycroft's Petrel
speciesPterodroma pycrofti
Herald Petrel
speciesPterodroma heraldica
Zino's Petrel
speciesPterodroma madeira
Phoenix Petrel
speciesPterodroma alba
Stejneger's Petrel
speciesPterodroma longirostris
Magenta Petrel
speciesPterodroma magentae
Chatham Islands Petrel
speciesPterodroma axillaris
Collared Petrel
speciesPterodroma brevipes
Henderson Petrel
speciesPterodroma atrata
Cape Verde petrel
speciesPterodroma feae
Vanuatu Petrel
speciesPterodroma occulta
Large St. Helena Petrel
speciesPterodroma rupinarum
Oahu Petrel
speciesPterodroma jugabilis
Jamaican Petrel
speciesPterodroma caribbaea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
—
geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
Drag the globe to turn it. Dots are where records exist, not a range map; darker means more records.
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Pterodroma in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4026.