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Galapagos Shearwater

Puffinus subalarisRidgway, R, 1897

English (US) Galapagos Shearwater

The Galapagos Shearwater (Puffinus subalaris) 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 islets off larger Galapagos Islands; ranges to waters off west-central Mexico and Central AmericaRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Puffinus subalaris
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Galapagos Shearwater
Described by
Ridgway, R, 1897

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Taxonomic history

Described by
Ridgway, R, 1897
Type locality
Dalrymple Rock, Chatham Island, Galapagos Archipelago.
Original description
Proceedings of the United States National Museum 19, no.1116 p.650

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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