Puffinus griseus

• 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

Ecology:
List of Habitats :4.4Grassland - Temperate 9.1Marine Neritic - Pelagic 10.1Marine Oceanic - Epipelagic (0-200m)

Biology

Reproduction

• Clutch Size: 1

Migration

Migratory

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Puffinus griseus (Gmelin) 1789
2. Puffinus griseus (Gmelin, 1789)
3. Puffinus griseus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Notes

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

Similar Species

Short-Tailed 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.)

More 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 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 7, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 13, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 21 providers.
• Hines, J. E., Gregory Gough, J. R. Sauer, et al. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
• Parker III, T.A., D.F. Stotz, and J.W. Fitzpatrick, and quot;Ecological and Distributional Databases for Neotropical Birds, and quot; in Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation, by D.F. Stotz, T.A. Parker III, J.W. Fitzpatrick, and D.K. Moskovits (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996). ISBN 0-226-64676-9.
• Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, and J. Fallon. 2005. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966 - 2004. Version 2005.2. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
• Sauer, J. R., S. Schwartz, and B. Hoover. 1996. The Christmas Bird Count Home Page. Version 95.1. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
• Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 13, 2008:

• Australian Antarctic Data Centre: Seabirds of the Southern and South Indian Ocean
• Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Bird Studies Canada: BC Coastal Waterbird Survey
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds (Aves)
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Royal British Columbia Museum
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Bird Collection
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Bird Collection
• EMAN Provider: PIROP (Shipboard Surveys)
• European Environment Agency: EUNIS
• GBIF-Sweden: Birds (GBIF-SE:Artdatabanken)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: A Biological Survey of the Waters of Woods Hole and Vacinity
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bay of Fundy Species List (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: North Pacific Groundfish Observer (North Pacific Research Board)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: SEAMAP - marine mammals, birds and turtles
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Taxonomic Information Sytem for the Belgian coastal area
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Ornithology Collection
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• New Brunswick Museum: NBM birds
• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
• Senckenberg: Collection Aves (spirit preserved)
• UCLA-Dickey Bird Collection (UCLA-Dickey): Bird specimens
• UK National Biodiversity Network: Argyll Bird Club - Bird records for Argyll for the years 2002 and 2003
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNAV/Coleccion Nacional de Aves
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3851958
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-174553
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13851607
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 174553
• IUCN ID: 49703
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNDB07060
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 6349

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