Subantarctic shearwater
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.
Subantarctic shearwater | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Procellariiformes |
Family: | Procellariidae |
Genus: | Puffinus |
Species: | P. elegans |
Binomial name | |
Puffinus elegans | |
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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. 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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