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Townsend's or Newell's Shearwater

Puffinus [auricularis or newelli] (= Puffinus auricularis) Townsend, CH 1890

Townsend's shearwater is a rare seabird of the tropics from the family Procellariidae. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Procellariiformes
Family:
  Procellariidae
Genus:
   Puffinus
Scientific:
  Puffinus auricularis


Original description

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 identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F54706E8941FCEBB

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F54706E8

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F54706E8


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174558

Geographic range:

  • Puffinus auricularis: breeds Revillagigedo Islands (off western Mexico); disperses to 8°N
  • Puffinus newelli: breeds main Hawaiian Islands (primarily Kauai, also Molokai, Maui, and Hawaii); nonbreeding in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean
  • Puffinus myrtae: Rapa Island (Austral Islands)
English:
Townsend's or Newell's Shearwater
German:
Townsend-/Hawaiisturmtaucher
Spanish:
Pardela de Townsend/de Newell
Spanish (Spain):
Pardela de Townsend/de Newell
French:
Puffin de Townsend ou P. de Newell
Japanese (romaji):
ooseguromizunagidori/hawaiseguromizunagidori
Japanese:
オオセグロミズナギドリ/ハワイセグロミズナギドリ
Dutch:
Townsends Pijlstormvogel/Newells Pijlstormvogel
Norwegian:
mexicolire/hawaiilire
Polish:
burzyk białorzytny/hawajski
Portuguese (Portugal):
pardela-de-townsend/pardela-de-newell
Russian:
Сокоррский/Гавайский буревестник
Slovak:
víchrovník mexický/havajský
Serbian:
Zovoj sa ostrva Sokoro i Klarion/crni havajski zovoj
Swedish:
townsendlira/newellira


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

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Baldriga de Townsend
Czech: Burnák ouškatý, buřňák Townsendův
Danish: Mexicoskråpe
German: Townsend-/Hawaiisturmtaucher, Townsendsturmtaucher
English: Ao, Newell's Shearwater, Townsend's or Newell's Shearwater, Townsend's Shearwater, Townsend's/Newell's Shearwater
English, HBW: Townsend's/Newell's Shearwater
English (IOC): Townsend's/Newell's Shearwater
English (United States): Townsend's/Newell's Shearwater
Spanish: Pardela de Revillagigedo, Pardela de Townsend, Pardela de Townsend/de Newell
Spanish (Spain): Pardela de Townsend/de Newell
Spanish (HBW): Townsend's/Newell's Shearwater
Spanish (Mexico): pardela de Revillagigedo, pardela de Revillagigedo/pardela de Hawaii
Estonian: valgelaik-tormilind
Finnish: Meksikonpikkuliitäjä
French: Puffin de Townsend, Puffin de Townsend ou P. de Newell
Hungarian: Towsend-vészmadár
Italian: Berta del Townsend, Berta di Townsend
Japanese (romaji): ooseguromizunagidori, ooseguromizunagidori/hawaiseguromizunagidori
Japanese: オオセグロミズナギドリ, オオセグロミズナギドリ/ハワイセグロミズナギドリ
Scientific: Puffinus [auricularis or newelli], Puffinus auricularis, Puffinus auricularis auricularis, Puffinus auricularis/newelli
Lithuanian: Taunsendo audronaša
Dutch: Townsend-pijlstormvogel, Townsends Pijlstormvogel, Townsends Pijlstormvogel/Newells Pijlstormvogel
Norwegian: Mexicolire, mexicolire/hawaiilire
Polish: burzyk bialorzytny, burzyk białorzytny, burzyk białorzytny/hawajski
Portuguese: Bobo-de-townsend
Portuguese (Portugal): pardela-de-townsend/pardela-de-newell
Russian: Сокоррский/Гавайский буревестник, Таунсендов буревестник
Slovak: víchrovník mexický, víchrovník mexický/havajský
Serbian: Zovoj sa ostrva Sokoro i Klarion/crni havajski zovoj
Swedish: Townsendlira, townsendlira/newellira
Turkish: Townsend/Newell yelkovanı
Ukrainian: Буревісник гавайський
Chinese: 汤氏鹱
Chinese (Traditional): 湯氏鸌

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