Rapa Shearwater
Puffinus myrtaeBourne, WRP, 1959
English (US) Rapa Shearwater
The Rapa Shearwater (Puffinus myrtae) 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 Rapa Island (Austral Islands); non-breeding range unknownRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Puffinus myrtae
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Rapa Shearwater
- Described by
- Bourne, WRP, 1959
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Puffinus assimilis myrtae
- Described by
- Bourne, WRP, 1959
- Type locality
- Rapa Island, Austral Group.
- Original description
- The Emu 59 p.212,213
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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