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Townsend's Shearwater
Puffinus auricularis Townsend, CH, 1890
Townsend's Shearwater, Puffinus auricularis, is a rare seabird of the tropics from the family Procellariidae. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Procellariiformes
Family:
Procellariidae
Genus:
Puffinus
Scientific:
Puffinus auricularis
Citation:
Townsend, CH, 1890
Reference:
Proc.U.S.Natl.Mus. p.133
Protonym:
Puffinus auricularis
Avibase ID:
85EB0CC4985A8A15
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/85EB0CC4
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174558
Geographic range:
- Puffinus auricularis: Breeds Revillagigedo Islands (off w Mexico); disperses to 8°N
Source: Clements checklist
Townsend's Shearwater
Catalan:
Baldriga de Townsend
Czech:
buřňák Townsendův
Danish:
Mexicoskråpe
German:
Townsendsturmtaucher
Spanish:
Pardela de Townsend
Spanish (Spain):
Pardela de Townsend
Finnish:
meksikonpikkuliitäjä
French:
Puffin de Townsend
Croatian:
tamnoleđi zovoj
Hungarian:
Towsend-vészmadár
Icelandic:
Sílaskrofa
Italian:
Berta di Townsend
Japanese (romaji):
ooseguromizunagidori
Japanese:
オオセグロミズナギドリ
Lithuanian:
Taunsendo audronaša
Dutch:
Townsends Pijlstormvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Mexicolire
Norwegian:
Mexicolire
Polish:
burzyk bialorzytny
Portuguese:
Bobo-de-townsend
Russian:
Таунсендов буревестник
Slovak:
víchrovník mexický
Swedish:
townsendlira
Ukrainian:
Буревісник гавайський
Chinese:
汤氏鹱
Chinese (Traditional):
湯氏鸌
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 6] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 6] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 6] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 6] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Puffin de Townsend ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 4] |
| Clements 4th edition: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Puffinus auricularis auricularis |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Puffinus auricularis auricularis |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Puffinus auricularis auricularis |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Puffinus auricularis auricularis |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Puffinus auricularis auricularis |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Puffinus auricularis auricularis |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Puffinus auricularis auricularis |
| Clements 6th edition: Puffinus auricularis auricularis |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Puffinus auricularis auricularis |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Puffinus auricularis auricularis |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2015: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2016: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2017: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2018: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2019: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Townsend's Shearwater (Townsend's) ( Puffinus auricularis auricularis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.52: Townsend's Shearwater (Townsend's) ( Puffinus auricularis auricularis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.53: Townsend's Shearwater (Townsend's) ( Puffinus auricularis auricularis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.54: Townsend's Shearwater (Townsend's) ( Puffinus auricularis auricularis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.55: Townsend's Shearwater (Townsend's) ( Puffinus auricularis auricularis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2015: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2016: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2017: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2018: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2019: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 6] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 6] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 4] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 6] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 6] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 6] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 7] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Puffinus auricularis [version 4] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Puffinus puffinus auricularis |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Puffinus auricularis auricularis [version 4] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Puffinus auricularis |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Puffinus [auricularis or newelli]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
Catalan: Baldriga de Townsend
Czech: buřňák Townsendův
Danish: Mexicoskråpe
German: Townsendsturmtaucher
English: 'a'o, manx, newell's townsend's shearwater, Townsend's Shearwater, Townsend's Shearwater (Townsend's)
English (IOC): Townsend's Shearwater
Spanish: Pardela de Islas Revillagigedo, pardela de Revillagigedo, Pardela de Townsend
Spanish (Spain): Pardela de Townsend
Spanish (HBW): Townsend's Shearwater
Spanish (Mexico): Pardela de Islas Revillagigedo, pardela de Revillagigedo, Pardela de Townsend
Spanish (Panama): Pardela de Townsend
Estonian: valgelaik-tormilind
Finnish: Meksikonpikkuliitäjä
French: Puffin de Townsend
Croatian: tamnoleđi zovoj
Hungarian: Towsend-vészmadár
Icelandic: Sílaskrofa
Italian: Berta di Townsend
Japanese (romaji): ooseguromizunagidori
Japanese: オオセグロミズナギドリ
Scientific: Puffinus auricularis, Puffinus auricularis auricularis, Puffinus puffinus auricularis
Lithuanian: Taunsendo audronaša
Latvian: Taunsenda vētrasputns
Dutch: Townsend-pijlstormvogel, Townsends Pijlstormvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Mexicolire
Norwegian: Mexicolire
Polish: burzyk bialorzytny, burzyk białorzytny
Portuguese: Bobo-de-townsend, pardela-de-townsend
Russian: Таунсендов буревестник
Slovak: víchrovník mexický
Swedish: Townsendlira
Turkish: Townsend Yelkovanı
Ukrainian: Буревісник гавайський
Chinese: 汤氏鹱
Chinese (Traditional): 湯氏鸌
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