Puffinus gravis

• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Family Procellariidae

Small- to medium-sized seabirds with a characteristic tubular nasal passage which is used for smell. Most have weak legs , and all are strong fliers.

Physical Description

Habitat

Vegetation: freshwater marshes, pelagic waters • Foraging Strata: Water • Center of Abundance: Lower subtropical: lowlands, lower than 500 m.; subtropics. • Sensitivity to Disturbancet: High

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to -5,483 meters (0 to -17,989 feet).Mean = -513.210 meters (-1,683.760 feet), Standard Deviation = 998.100 based on 8,244 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Ecology:
List of Habitats :1.3Forest - Subantarctic 4.3Grassland - Subantarctic 10.1Marine Oceanic - Epipelagic (0-200m)

Biology

Reproduction

• Clutch Size: 1

Migration

Migratory

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Puffinus gravis (O'Reilly, 1818)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001.

Similar Species

Black-Capped Petrel, Cory's Shearwater

Members of the genus Puffinus

There are approximately 83 species in this genus:

P. anglorum · P. assimilis (Little Shearwater) · P. assimilis assimilis · P. assimilis baroli · P. assimilis boydi · P. assimilis elegans · P. assimilis haurakiensis · P. assimilis kermadecensis · P. assimilis myrtae · P. assimilis ssp · P. assimilis tunneyi · P. auricularis (Manx) · P. auricularis auricularis (Newell's Townsend's Shearwater) · P. auricularis newelli (Manx) · P. bannermani (Bannerman's Shearwater) · P. bulleri (Buller's Shearwater) · P. carneipes (Flesh-Footed Shearwater) · P. chlororhynchus · P. cinereus · P. creatopus (Pink-Footed Shearwater) · P. cuneatus · P. diatomicus · P. diomedea borealis · P. diomedea diomedea · P. gavia (Fluttering Shearwater) · P. gavia gavia · P. gravis (Great Shearwater) · P. griseus (Sooty Shearwater) · P. heinrothi (Heinroth's Shearwater) · P. holeae · P. huttoni (Hutton's Shearwater) · P. iherminieri (Audubon's Shearwater) · P. ilherminieri · P. kuhli · P. l herminieri · P. lherminieri (Audubon's Shearwater) · P. lherminieri bailloni · P. lherminieri bannermani · P. lherminieri boydi · P. lherminieri colstoni · P. lherminieri dichrous · P. lherminieri gunax · P. lherminieri heinrothi · P. lherminieri lherminieri · P. lherminieri loyemilleri · P. lherminieri nicolae · P. lherminieri persicus · P. lherminieri ssp · P. lherminieri subalaris (Audubon's Shearwater) · P. lherminieri temptator · P. mauretanicus (Balearic Shearwater) · P. mitchelli · P. nativitatis (Christmas Shearwater) · P. newelli · P. obscurus · P. olsoni · P. opisthomelas (Black-Vented Shearwater) · P. pacificoides · P. pacificus (Wedge-Tailed Shearwater) · P. pacificus chlororhynchus · P. pacificus cuneatus · P. persicus (Persian Shearwater) · P. priscus · P. puffinus (Manx Shearwater) · P. puffinus baroli · P. puffinus boydi · P. puffinus chlororhynchus · P. puffinus mauretanicus · P. puffinus newelli · P. puffinus opisthomelas (Manx Shearwater) · P. puffinus opisthomelus · P. puffinus puffinus (Manx Shearwater) · P. puffinus yelkouan (Manx Shearwater) · P. sp · P. spelaeus · P. sphenurus · P. spp · P. tedfordi · P. tenuirostris (Short-Tailed Shearwater) · P. therminieri · P. yelkouan (Mediterranean Shearwater) · P. yelkouan mauretanicus · P. yelkouan yelkouan

Bibliography

• Alsop, Fred J. III. Birds of North America - Eastern Region. First American Edition. Smithsonian Handbooks. DK Publishing, Inc. 2001.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
• Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
• Ehrlich, P., Dobkin, D., and Wheye, D. (1988). The Birders Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds. New York: Simon and Schuster Inc. (info on clutch size, length of incubation, days to fledge and number of broods.)
• Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc. (Length and wingspan info.)

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Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 12, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 19 providers.
• Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

• Avian Knowledge Network, eBird
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, North West Territories and Nunavut Bird Checklist, Canada
• EMAN Provider, PIROP
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• Royal Ontario Museum, Bird specimens
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Birds of the Gothenburg Natural History Museum
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
• , Bird specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3851957
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-174549
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13849000
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 174549
• IUCN ID: 49702
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNDB07030
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 6348

Footnotes

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