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Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Puffinus
Scientific: Puffinus opisthomelas
Citation: Coues, 1864
Reference: Proc.Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia 16 p.139
Protonym: Puffinus opisthomelas
Avibase ID: 4FC153E18A66F798
Short link: https://avibase.ca/4FC153E1
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554396
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
Puffinus opisthomelas : Islands off w coast of Baja Calif.; disperses adj. Mexican waters
Source: Clements checklist
English: Black-vented Shearwater
Czech: buřňák tmavořitý
German: Schwarzsteiß-Sturmtaucher
Danish: Californisk Skråpe
Spanish: Pardela Culinegra
Finnish: kalifornianpikkuliitäjä
French: Puffin cul-noir
Icelandic: Dílaskrofa
Italian: Berta culnero
Japanese: kuroharamizunagidori
Japanese: クロハラミズナギドリ
Dutch: Zwartbuikpijlstormvogel
Norwegian: Bajalire
Polish: burzyk kalifornijski
Portuguese: Bobo-de-ventre-preto
Slovak: víchrovník kalifornský
Swedish: californialira
Chinese: 黑腹鹱
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Puffinus puffinus opisthomelas
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Puffinus puffinus opisthomelas
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Puffinus puffinus opisthomelas
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Puffinus puffinus opisthomelas
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Puffinus puffinus opisthomelas
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Puffinus puffinus opisthomelas
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Puffinus puffinus opisthomelas
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Puffinus puffinus opisthomelas
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Puffinus puffinus opisthomelas
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Puffinus puffinus opisthomelas
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Birdlife checklist version 00: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Birdlife checklist version 01: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Birdlife checklist version 02: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Birdlife checklist version 03: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Birdlife checklist version 04: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Puffin cul-noir ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Puffin cul-noir ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Clements 1st edition: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Clements 3rd edition: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Clements 4th edition: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
Clements 5th edition (as published): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
Clements 6th edition: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Clements, version 2015: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Clements, version 2016: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Clements, version 2017: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Clements, version 2018: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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eBird version 1.50: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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eBird version 1.52: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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eBird version 2018: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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James Lee Peters (original): Puffinus opisthomelas
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James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Puffinus puffinus opisthomelas
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
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Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Black-vented Shearwater ( Puffinus opisthomelas )
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Puffinus opisthomelas
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Related taxa
Alternative arrangements: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Other synonyms
Catalan: Baldriga culnegraCzech: Burnák cernohrdlý, buřňák tmavořitýDanish: Californisk SkråpeGerman: Schwarzsteiß Sturmtaucher, Schwarzsteißsturmtaucher, Schwarzsteiß-SturmtaucherEnglish: Black-vented ShearwaterEnglish (IOC): Black-vented ShearwaterSpanish: Pardela Culinegra, Pardela MexicanaSpanish (Costa Rica): Pardela CulinegraSpanish (Spain): Pardela CulinegraSpanish (HBW): Black-vented ShearwaterSpanish (Mexico): Pardela MexicanaEstonian: kalifornia tormilindFinnish: KalifornianpikkuliitäjäFrench: Puffin culnoir, Puffin cul-noirIcelandic: DílaskrofaItalian: Berta codanera, Berta culnero, Berta dalla coda neraJapanese: kuroharamizunagidoriJapanese: クロハラミズナギドリLatin: Puffinus opisthomelas, Puffinus puffinus opisthomelasLithuanian: Juodasturplė audronašaLatvian: Kalifornijas vētrasputnsDutch: ZwartbuikpijlstormvogelNorwegian Nynorsk: BajalireNorwegian: BajalirePolish: Burzyk kalifonijski, burzyk kalifornijskiPortuguese: Bobo-de-ventre-pretoSlovak: víchrovník kalifornskýSwedish: CalifornialiraTurkish: Kaliforniya YelkovanıUkrainian: Буревісник каліфорнійськийChinese: 黑腹鹱Chinese (Traditional): 黑腰鸌, 黑臀鸌