Tropical Shearwater
Puffinus bailloni(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1857)
English (US) Tropical Shearwater
The Tropical Shearwater (Puffinus bailloni) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels) in the order Procellariiformes.
- Scientific name
- Puffinus bailloni
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tropical Shearwater
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1857)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Puffinus bailloni nicolae
- Puffinus bailloni colstoni
- Puffinus bailloni bailloni
- Puffinus bailloni dichrous
- Puffinus bailloni gunax
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria nugax a. bailloni
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1857)
- Type locality
- Mauritius.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 2 p.205
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Black-vented Shearwater
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Bannerman's Shearwater
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Rapa Shearwater
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