Audubon's shearwater is a common tropical seabird in the petrel family. Sometimes known as the dusky-backed shearwater, the specific epithet honours the French naturalist Félix Louis L'Herminier. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Lesson, RP 1839
Reference:
Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne
2 p.102
Protonym:
Pufflnus Lherminieri
Type locality:
Antilles; Saint Barthélemy, Guadeloupe, West Indies (Olson, 2013)
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2299086
Avibase ID:
36259C6B876A1363
Avibase ID:
avibase-36259C6B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/36259C6B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174561
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Audubon, Barolo or Boyd's Shearwater ( Puffinus [lherminieri, baroli or boydi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Audubon, Barolo or Boyd's Shearwater ( Puffinus [lherminieri, baroli or boydi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Audubon, Barolo or Boyd's Shearwater ( Puffinus [lherminieri, baroli or boydi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Puffinus [lherminieri, baroli or boydi] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Puffinus [lherminieri, baroli or boydi] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Puffinus [lherminieri, baroli or boydi] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Audubon, Barolo or Boyd's Shearwater ( Puffinus [lherminieri, baroli or boydi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Audubon, Barolo or Boyd's Shearwater ( Puffinus [lherminieri, baroli or boydi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Audubon, Barolo or Boyd's Shearwater ( Puffinus [lherminieri, baroli or boydi]) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Audubon's Shearwater ( Puffinus lherminieri) [version 6] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Puffinus [lherminieri, bailloni, subalaris, bannermani, persicus, heinrothi or assimilis]
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