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Scientific name	Common name	Status
Procellariidae	Shearwater sp.	higher-level taxonomy
Macronectes	Macronectes sp.	genus
Macronectes (Ossifraga)	Ossifraga sp. (Macronectes)	genus (synonym)
Macronectes [giganteus or halli]	Antarctic or Hall's Giant-Petrel	species group (or species)
Macronectes giganteus	Antarctic Giant-Petrel	full species
Macronectes giganteus (giganteus)	Antarctic Giant-Petrel (syn. giganteus)	nominal suspecies (sensu stricto)
Macronectes giganteus (solanderi)	Antarctic Giant-Petrel (syn. solanderi)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Macronectes halli	Hall's Giant-Petrel	full species
Macronectes tinae		fossil species (extinct)
Macronectes [giganteus x halli]	Antarctic x Hall's Giant-Petrel (hybrid)	hybrid
Fulmarus	Fulmar sp.	genus
Fulmarus (Rhantistes)	Rhantistes sp. (Fulmarus)	genus (synonym)
Fulmarus (Priocella)	Priocella sp. (Fulmarus)	genus (synonym)
Fulmarus glacialis	Northern Fulmar	full species
Fulmarus glacialis [glacialis or auduboni]	Northern Fulmar [glacialis or auduboni]	subspecies group (or species)
Fulmarus glacialis glacialis	Northern Fulmar (glacialis)	nominal subspecies
Fulmarus glacialis glacialis (glacialis)	Northern Fulmar (glacialis, sensu stricto)	nominal suspecies (sensu stricto)
Fulmarus glacialis glacialis (minor)	Northern Fulmar (glacialis, syn. minor)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Fulmarus glacialis auduboni	Northern Fulmar (auduboni)	subspecies
Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii	Northern Fulmar (rodgersii)	subspecies
Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii (rodgersii)	Northern Fulmar (rodgersii, sensu stricto)	nominal suspecies (sensu stricto)
Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii (glupischa)	Northern Fulmar (rodgersii, syn. glupischa)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Fulmarus glacialis [light morph]	Northern Fulmar (Light morph)	color morph
Fulmarus glacialis [intermediate morph]	Northern Fulmar (intermediate morph)	color morph
Fulmarus glacialis [dark morph]	Northern Fulmar (dark morph)	color morph