Subantarctic shearwater
The subantarctic shearwater (Puffinus elegans) is a small bird species which breeds in Tristan da Cunha, islands of the southern Indian Ocean and New Zealand Subantarctic Islands.
| Subantarctic shearwater | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Procellariidae |
| Genus: | Puffinus |
| Species: | P. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Puffinus elegans | |
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Taxonomy
The subantarctic shearwater is sometimes considered a subspecies of the little shearwater.
References
- BirdLife International (2018). "Puffinus elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T45959186A132669815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T45959186A132669815.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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