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Photo by barty63
Kalba, UAE, June 2010

Puffinus persicus

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Eastern Africa and Asia: breeds and ranges Arabian Sea and adjacent waters

Photo by barty63
Fujairah, UAE, April 2011

[edit] Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized:

• persicus breeds in Arabian Sea and surrounding areas
• temptator breeds on Mohéli Island (Comoro Islands)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Audubon's Shearwater or Tropical Shearwater by some authors^[2]

[edit] Habitat

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase

• List of references

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages