Genus: Puffinus
Description
As typical Tubenoses, these birds have tubes where nostrils normally are, as well as webbed feet. The bill shape is characteristic: compared to for example a Pterodroma, this bill is equally wide at the nostrils but 60% longer.
Taxonomy
Puffinus is a genus in the family Procellariidae.
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| P. nativitatis | Christmas Shearwater | ||
| P. subalaris | Galapagos Shearwater | ||
| P. puffinus | Manx Shearwater | ||
| P. yelkouan | Yelkouan Shearwater | ||
| P. mauretanicus | Balearic Shearwater | ||
| P. huttoni | Hutton's Shearwater | ||
| P. auricularis | Townsend's Shearwater | ||
| P. newelli | Newell's Shearwater | ||
| P. myrtae | Rapa Shearwater | ||
| P. bryani | Bryan's Shearwater | ||
| P. opisthomelas | Black-vented Shearwater | ||
| P. gavia | Fluttering Shearwater | ||
| P. assimilis | Little Shearwater | ||
| P. baroli | Barolo Shearwater | ||
| P. boydi | Boyd's Shearwater | ||
| P. lherminieri | Audubon's Shearwater | ||
| P. bailloni | Tropical Shearwater | ||
| P. persicus | Persian Shearwater | ||
| P. heinrothi | Heinroth's Shearwater | ||
Pages in category ‘Puffinus’
The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
