Townsend's shearwater is a rare seabird of the tropics from the family Procellariidae. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Townsend, CH 1890
Reference:
Proc. U.S. Ntnl. Mus.
13, no.799 p.133
Protonym:
Puffinus auricularis
Type locality:
Clarion Island, Revillagigedo Group.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/53445#page/165/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
F54706E8941FCEBB
Avibase ID:
avibase-F54706E8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F54706E8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174558
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Townsend's or Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus [auricularis or newelli]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Townsend's or Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus [auricularis or newelli]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Townsend's or Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus [auricularis or newelli]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Townsend's or Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus [auricularis or newelli]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Townsend's or Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus [auricularis or newelli]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Townsend's or Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus [auricularis or newelli]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Townsend's or Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus [auricularis or newelli]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Townsend's or Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus [auricularis or newelli]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Townsend's or Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus [auricularis or newelli]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Townsend's or Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus [auricularis or newelli]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Townsend's or Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus [auricularis or newelli]) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Puffin de Townsend ( Puffinus auricularis) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.50: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.52: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.53: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.54: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.55: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 2] |
eBird version 2015: Townsend's/Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis/newelli) |
eBird version 2016: Townsend's/Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis/newelli) |
eBird version 2017: Townsend's/Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis/newelli) |
eBird version 2018: Townsend's/Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis/newelli) |
eBird version 2019: Townsend's/Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis/newelli) |
eBird version 2021: Townsend's/Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis/newelli) |
eBird version 2022: Townsend's/Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis/newelli) |
eBird version 2023: Townsend's/Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis/newelli) |
eBird version 2024: Townsend's/Newell's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis/newelli) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 6] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) [version 6] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Townsend's Shearwater ( Puffinus auricularis) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Puffinus [puffinus, yelkouan, mauretanicus, opisthomelas, auricularis or newelli]
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Other synonyms
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