Subfamily Pachyptilinae (petrel)
Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Parent taxon: Procellariidae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
Sister taxa: Aphrodroma, Ardenna, Argyrodyptes, Bulweria, Calonectris, Daption, Diomedeoides, Eopuffinus, Fulmarinae, Fulmarus, Halobaena, Macronectes, Oestrelata, Pachyptila, Pagodroma, Pelecanoides, Primodroma, Procellaria, Procellariinae, Pseudobulweria, Pterodroma, Pterodromoides, Puffininae, Puffinini, Puffinus, Thalassoica
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pachyptilinae in the database