Puffinus tenuirostris

• 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.

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,084 meters (0 to -16,680 feet).Mean = -3,354.020 meters (-11,004.003 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,366.610 based on 8,324 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biology

Diet

N/A

Reproduction

• Breeding Habitat : N/A
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• Length of Incubation : ? days

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Puffinus tenuirostris (Temminck, 1835)

Notes

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

Similar Species

Extremely similar and much more common Sooty Shearwater has a less rounded head with a more gradual slope to the forehead. Sometimes Sooty Shearwaters have paler wing linings and appear slightly larger. Flesh-footed Shearwater has a pale bill and feet. Dark Norther Fulmars are much stockier with yellow bills. Immature gulls are superficially similar but can be separated at great distances by their different flight styles. Shearwaters fly closer to the surface of the water, often disappearing behind swells, alternating flaps with long glides on downcurved wings.

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

• 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 10, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 15 providers.
• Hines, J. E., Gregory Gough, J. R. Sauer, et al. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
• 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 10, 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
• 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
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Ornithology Collection
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• 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
• UCLA-Dickey Bird Collection (UCLA-Dickey): Bird specimens
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3851959
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-174554
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13849860
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 174554
• IUCN ID: 49704
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNDB07070
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 6350

Footnotes

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