Mediterranean Shearwater
Puffinus yelkouan(Acerbi, G, 1827)
English (US) Mediterranean Shearwater
The Mediterranean Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan) 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 yelkouan
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Mediterranean Shearwater
- Described by
- (Acerbi, G, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Puffinus yelkouan yelkouan
- Puffinus yelkouan mauretanicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria Yelkouan
- Described by
- (Acerbi, G, 1827)
- Type locality
- the Bosphorus, opposite Bujukdere.
- Original description
- Biblioteca Italiana 47 p.297
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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