Puffinus [bailloni or persicus] (Tropical or Persian Shearwater)

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Tropical or Persian Shearwater

The tropical shearwater is a seabird in the family Procellariidae formerly considered conspecific with Audubon's shearwater. Source: Wikipedia

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Order:
  Procellariiformes
Family:
  Procellariidae
Genus:
   Puffinus
Scientific:
  Puffinus bailloni

Citation:
(Bonaparte, CLJL 1857)

Reference:
Conspect. Gen. Avium 2 p.205

Protonym:
Procellaria nugax a. bailloni

Type locality:
Mauritius.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/141377#page/763/mode/1up

Avibase ID:
3D67B652C1AC0E7E

Avibase ID:
avibase-3D67B652

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3D67B652

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824116

Geographic range:

Puffinus bailloni: breeds tropical Indian Ocean in Malagasy region and tropical Pacific Ocean from Vanuatu through Marquesas, and Gambier and Austral islands (eastern Polynesia)
Puffinus bailloni bailloni: Mascarene Islands
Puffinus bailloni [dichrous or polynesiae]: islands throughout central Pacific (Samoa to Marquesas Islands)
Puffinus bailloni [nicolae or colstoni]: northwestern Indian Ocean (Aldabra to Seychelles and Maldives)
Puffinus bailloni gunax: breeds Banks Islands (northern Vanuatu)
Puffinus persicus: breeds Khuriya Muriya Islands (south of Oman), Socotra, and Moheli (=Mwali, Comoros); non-breeders range Arabian Sea to Persian Gulf, Gulf of Aden, Red Sea, Comoros (southwestern Indian Ocean), and western coast of India
Puffinus persicus persicus: breeds and ranges Arabian Sea and adjacent waters
Puffinus persicus temptator: Mohéli Island (Comoros)
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English:
Tropical or Persian Shearwater
French:
Puffin de Baillon ou P. persique

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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Tropical or Persian Shearwater ( Puffinus [bailloni or persicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Tropical or Persian Shearwater ( Puffinus [bailloni or persicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Tropical or Persian Shearwater ( Puffinus [bailloni or persicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Tropical or Persian Shearwater ( Puffinus [bailloni or persicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Tropical or Persian Shearwater ( Puffinus [bailloni or persicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Tropical or Persian Shearwater ( Puffinus [bailloni or persicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Tropical or Persian Shearwater ( Puffinus [bailloni or persicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Tropical or Persian Shearwater ( Puffinus [bailloni or persicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Tropical or Persian Shearwater ( Puffinus [bailloni or persicus])
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Tropical Shearwater ( Puffinus bailloni) [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

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