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;[[:Category:Puffinus|Puffinus]] auricularis | ;[[:Category:Puffinus|Puffinus]] auricularis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 33 cm. Black above and white below, black half-collar, black undertail-coverts and thighs, white flank patch extending to side of rump. Underwing black around leading and trailing borders sharply demarcated from central white areas. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | Breeds on Revillagigedo Islands (off western [[Mexico]]), disperces to 8°N | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This species | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> |
| + | Formerly considered conspecific with [[Newell's Shearwater]] and [[Rapa Shearwater]]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Rocky burrows, bushy areas at forest edge. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | It nests in rocky burrows. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker15V5.3}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Puffinus+auricularis}} | {{GSearch|Puffinus+auricularis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Puffinus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Puffinus]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:11, 15 August 2015
- Puffinus auricularis
Identification
33 cm. Black above and white below, black half-collar, black undertail-coverts and thighs, white flank patch extending to side of rump. Underwing black around leading and trailing borders sharply demarcated from central white areas.
Distribution
Breeds on Revillagigedo Islands (off western Mexico), disperces to 8°N
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Newell's Shearwater and Rapa Shearwater.
Habitat
Rocky burrows, bushy areas at forest edge.
Behaviour
It nests in rocky burrows.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Townsend's Shearwater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Townsend%27s_Shearwater
