The Galápagos shearwater is a small shearwater. Until recently it was considered to be a subspecies of Audubon's shearwater, but it is actually one of two members of a very ancient lineage of the small Puffinus species, the other being, as indicated by mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data, the Christmas shearwater. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Ridgway, R 1897
Reference:
Proc. U.S. Ntnl. Mus.
19, no.1116 p.650
Imprint year:
1896
Protonym:
Puffinus subalaris
Type locality:
Dalrymple Rock, Chatham Island, Galapagos Archipelago.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/31780#page/776/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
5FE42C6D7EAEBA84
Avibase ID:
avibase-5FE42C6D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5FE42C6D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824118
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Puffin des Galapagos ( Puffinus subalaris) |
Clements, version 2021: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris |
Clements 6th edition: Puffinus lherminieri subalaris |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2015: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2016: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2017: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2018: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2019: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.52: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.53: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.54: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.55: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
eBird version 2015: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
eBird version 2016: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
eBird version 2017: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
eBird version 2018: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
eBird version 2019: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
eBird version 2021: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
eBird version 2022: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
eBird version 2023: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
eBird version 2024: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Puffinus lherminieri subalaris [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris [version 4] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 6] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 7] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris [version 4] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Puffinus lherminieri subalaris |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Galapagos Shearwater ( Puffinus subalaris) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Puffinus lherminieri subalaris [version 4] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Puffinus [lherminieri, bailloni or subalaris]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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