Subantarctic shearwater
| Subantarctic shearwater | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Procellariidae |
| Genus: | Puffinus |
| Species: | P. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Puffinus elegans Giglioli & Salvadori, 1869 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The subantarctic shearwater (Puffinus elegans), is a small shearwater which breeds in the Tristan da Cunha archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean.
Taxonomy
The subantarctic shearwater is sometimes considered a subspecies of the little shearwater.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2015). "Puffinus elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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