Sargasso Shearwater
Puffinus lherminieriLesson, RP, 1839
English (US) Sargasso Shearwater
The Sargasso Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) 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 lherminieri
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Sargasso Shearwater
- Described by
- Lesson, RP, 1839
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Puffinus lherminieri lherminieri
- Puffinus lherminieri loyemilleri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pufflnus Lherminieri
- Described by
- Lesson, RP, 1839
- Type locality
- Antilles; Saint Barthélemy, Guadeloupe, West Indies (Olson, 2013)
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 2 p.102
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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