Storm-Petrels – Proposed split into two families

I just looked up the IOC web site worldbirdnames.org and it looks like the storm-petrels will be split into two families in the next version 5.1 due in early 2015. Hydrobatidae – northern storm-petrels Oceanitidae – southern storm-petrels Not exactly certain where each genus will fall, but I guess we will find out in 2015. For those interested in families, it looks like Swallow-tailed Cotinga will be put back into Cotingidae (it was previously indeterminate) _________________________________________________________________ Frank O’Connor Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au Phone : (08) 9386 5694 Email : foconnor@iinet.net.au