Order

Procellariiformes

11 species in 3 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 4 years (Wilson's Storm-Petrel) to 70 years (Laysan albatross).

Species

11

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

4–70 yr

Longest: Laysan albatross

Median GC

44.2%

Range 43.4–46.4%

Families

3

Largest: Procellariidae (5)

The Procellariiformes tree

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Families of Procellariiformes

3 families, by species count

Where Procellariiformes sit among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.

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Procellariiformes (11)
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Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived

Species in Procellariiformes

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Species in Procellariiformes

Phoebastria immutabilis	Laysan albatross	Diomedeidae	70 yr	19,088 bp	44.85%
Macronectes giganteus	Southern giant petrel	Procellariidae	47 yr	17,288 bp	43.97%
Pagodroma nivea	Snow petrel	Procellariidae	46 yr	17,279 bp	43.37%
Thalassarche melanophris	Black-browed albatross	Diomedeidae	43.7 yr	18,967 bp	44.17%
Phoebastria nigripes	Black-footed albatross	Diomedeidae	42.1 yr	19,072 bp	44.91%
Hydrobates castro	Harcourt's storm petrel		36 yr	17,065 bp	45.13%
Ardenna carneipes	Flesh-footed shearwater	Procellariidae	30.2 yr	16,370 bp	43.49%
Ardenna pacifica	Wedge-tailed shearwater	Procellariidae	29 yr	16,434 bp	43.53%
Daption capense	Cape petrel	Procellariidae	28.5 yr	17,312 bp	43.50%
Phoebastria albatrus	Short-tailed albatross	Diomedeidae	17.7 yr	19,097 bp	44.90%
Oceanites oceanicus	Wilson's Storm-Petrel		4 yr	17,655 bp	46.42%