Subantarctic Shearwater
Puffinus elegansGiglioli, EH; Salvadori, AT, 1869
English (US) Subantarctic Shearwater
The Subantarctic Shearwater (Puffinus elegans) 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 Tristan da Cunha and Gough (Atlantic), and Chatham and Antipodes islands (New Zealand); ranges in South Atlantic to Falkland Islands and southwestern Africa, and widely in South Pacific from southern New Zealand to south-central Chilean coastRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Puffinus elegans
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Subantarctic Shearwater
- Described by
- Giglioli, EH; Salvadori, AT, 1869
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Giglioli, EH; Salvadori, AT, 1869
- Type locality
- South Atlantic Ocean, lat. 43° 54' S.; long. 9° 20' E.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.2, vol.5, no.17 p.68
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Little Shearwater
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Bryan's Shearwater
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Persian Shearwater
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Tropical Shearwater
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Black-vented Shearwater
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Bannerman's Shearwater
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