Biology:Subantarctic shearwater

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Short description: Species of bird

Subantarctic shearwater
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Puffinus
Species:
P. elegans
Binomial name
Puffinus elegans
Giglioli & Salvadori, 1869
Synonyms
  • P. assimilis elegans

The subantarctic shearwater (Puffinus elegans) is a small bird species which breeds in Tristan da Cunha, islands of the southern Indian Ocean and New Zealand Subantarctic Islands.

Taxonomy

The subantarctic shearwater is sometimes considered a subspecies of the little shearwater.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21962207 entry