Bannerman's Shearwater
Puffinus bannermaniMathews, GM; Iredale, T, 1915
English (US) Bannerman's Shearwater
The Bannerman's Shearwater (Puffinus bannermani) 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.
Range: breeds Bonin and Volcano islands (far southern Japan); ranges in Japanese watersRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Puffinus bannermani
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Bannerman's Shearwater
- Described by
- Mathews, GM; Iredale, T, 1915
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Mathews, GM; Iredale, T, 1915
- Type locality
- North Iwojima, Bonin Islands.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.10, vol.3 p.594
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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