Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Townsend's Shearwater (Puffinus auricularis) - HBW 1, p. 256
French: Puffin de Townsend
German: Townsendsturmtaucher
Spanish: Pardela de Townsend
Other common names: Newell's Shearwater (newelli)
Taxonomy: Puffinus auricularis C. H. Townsend, 1890, Clarión Island, Revillagigedo Group.
Sometimes considered race of P. puffinus. Race newelli has been classified as separate species. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- newelli Henshaw, 1900 - Hawaii.
- auricularis C. H. Townsend, 1890 - Revillagigedo Is (off W Mexico).
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