Classification of Olson 1975

Or. Procellariiformes Fürbringer 1888
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Fm. Oceanitidae Forbes 1882
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G. Oceanodroma Reichenbach 1950
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Oceanodroma castro Harcourt 1861 [band-rumped storm-petrel]
G. Pelagodroma Reichenbach 1853
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Pelagodroma marina Latham 1790 [white-faced storm-petrel]
Fm. Procellariidae Vigors 1825 [petrel]
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G. Bulweria Bonaparte 1843
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†Bulweria bifax Olson 1975 [Saint Helena Bulwer's petrel]
G. Pterodroma Bonaparte 1856 [petrel]
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†Pterodroma rupinarum Olson 1975 [Saint Helena gadfly petrel]
G. Puffinus Brisson 1760 [shearwater]
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Puffinus griseus Gmelin 1789 [sooty shearwater]
Puffinus lherminieri Lesson 1839 [Audubon's shearwater]
Or. Pelecaniformes Sharpe 1891
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Fm. Fregatidae Garrod 1874 [frigatebird]
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G. Fregata Lacépède 1799
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Fregata ariel Gray 1845 [Lesser frigatebird]
Fregata minor Gmelin 1789 [Great frigatebird]
Fm. Phaethontidae Brandt 1831 [tropicbird]
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G. Phaethon Linnaeus 1758
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Phaethon aethereus Linnaeus 1758 [red-billed tropicbird]
Fm. Sulidae Reichenbach 1849 [booby]
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G. Sula Brisson 1760
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Sula dactylatra Lesson 1831 [masked booby]
Sula leucogaster Boddaert 1783 [brown booby]
Sula sula Linnaeus 1766 [red-footed booby]
Or. Charadriiformes Huxley 1867 [shorebird]
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Fm. Charadriidae Vigors 1825 [lapwing]
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G. Charadrius Linnaeus 1758
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Charadrius sanctaehelenae Harting 1873 [Saint Helena plover]
Fm. Laridae Vigors 1825 [gull]
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G. Anous Stephens 1826
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Anous stolidus Linnaeus 1758 [brown noddy]
G. Gygis Wagler 1832
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Gygis alba Sparman 1786 [white tern]
G. Larus Linnaeus 1758
G. Sterna Linnaeus 1758 [tern]
Or. Cuculiformes Wagler 1830 [cuckoo]
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Fm. Cuculidae Leach 1820 [cuckoo]
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G. †Nannococcyx Olson 1975
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†Nannococcyx psix Olson 1975 [Saint Helena cuckoo]
Or. Columbiformes Latham 1790 [dove]
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Fm. Columbidae Illiger 1811
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G. †Dysmoropelia Olson 1975
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†Dysmoropelia dekarchiskos Olson 1975 [Saint Helena dove]
Or. Coraciiformes Forbes 1884
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Fm. Upupidae Bonaparte 1831
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G. Upupa Linnaeus 1758 [hoopoe]
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†Upupa antaios Olson 1975 [Saint Helena hoopoe]
Or. Gruiformes Bonaparte 1854
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Fm. Rallidae Vigors 1825 [rail]
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G. Atlantisia Lowe 1923
G. Gallinula Brisson 1760 [moorhen]
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Gallinula chloropus Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian moorhen]
G. Porzana Vieillot 1816