Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) - HBW 1, p. 256
French: Puffin d'Audubon
German: Audubonsturmtaucher
Spanish: Pardela de Audubon
Other common names: Dusky backed Shearwater; Bannerman's Shearwater (bannermani); Persian Shearwater (persicus); Baillon's Shearwater (bailloni)
Taxonomy: Pufflnus [sic] Lherminieri Lesson, 1839, Antilles.
Sometimes placed in P. assimilis; often includes P. heinrothi. Races bannermani and persicus may be distinct species. Race P. assimilis boydi often ascribed to present species. Ten subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lherminieri Lesson, 1839 - Bahamas, West Indies; formerly Bermuda.
- loyemilleri Wetmore, 1959 - SW Caribbean.
- subalaris Ridgway, 1897 - Galapagos Is.
- lherminieri Lesson, 1839 - Bahamas, West Indies; formerly Bermuda.
- loyemilleri Wetmore, 1959 - SW Caribbean.
- subalaris Ridgway, 1897 - Galapagos Is.
- dichrous Finsch & Hartlaub, 1867 - C Pacific.
- gunax Mathews, 1930 - Banks Is in Vanuatu (New Hebrides).
- bannermani Mathews & Iredale, 1915 - Bonin and Volcano Is.
- bailloni (Bonaparte, 1857) - Mascarene Is.
- nicolae Jouanin, 1971 - NW Indian Ocean, from Aldabra to Maldives.
- persicus Hume, 1873 - Kuria Muria Is (Arabian Sea).
- temptator Louette & Herremans, 1985 - Mohéli I (Comoro Is).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird following a boat and appearing to attempt to land on the railing Locality Quepos, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (ssp subalaris)
Richard Garrigues 11 January 2008 3 years ago 30 sec 3.3 -
A bird flying near the water Locality Galapagos Islands (ssp subalaris)
Peter Fraser 30 September 2005 5 years ago 9 sec 3.3 -
An individual in fast flight, close to the water surface Locality Northern Mariana Islands (ssp dichrous)
Peter Fraser 19 April 2007 4 years ago 14 sec 3
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Flightshot of underside
Locality Khor Kalba, Kalba, Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates (ssp persicus)
Tommy Pedersen 25 May 2011 33 weeks ago 4 -
Shearwater With Feed
Locality Kannur, Kannur District, Kerala, India (ssp persicus)
jayaram jahgirdar 15 weeks ago 3 -
Audubon Shearwater floating on the Atlantic Ocean off Maryland waters.
Locality Maryland, USA (United States)
George M. Jett 16 August 2008 2 years ago 3 -
A bird over the sea.
Locality Bartolomé Island, Galapagos Islands (ssp subalaris)
Josep del Hoyo 13 August 1992 24 weeks ago 2 -
four at middle distance amongst the larger, browner pale morph Wedge-tailed Shearwaters
Locality Puerto Angel, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp subalaris)
Michael Retter 1 January 2009 2 years ago 2
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