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;[[:Category:Puffinus|Puffinus]] persicus | ;[[:Category:Puffinus|Puffinus]] persicus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Eastern [[Africa]] and [[Asia]]: breeds and ranges Arabian Sea and adjacent waters | Eastern [[Africa]] and [[Asia]]: breeds and ranges Arabian Sea and adjacent waters | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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− | *''persicus'' breeds in Arabian Sea and surrounding areas | + | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
− | *''temptator'' breeds on Mohéli Island (Comoro Islands) | + | *''P. p. persicus'' breeds in Arabian Sea and surrounding areas |
− | + | *''P. p. temptator'' breeds on Mohéli Island (Comoro Islands) | |
− | This | + | This species was formerly included in [[Audubon's Shearwater]]. Dickinson<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup> includes it in [[Tropical Shearwater]]. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Puffinus+persicus}} | {{GSearch|Puffinus+persicus}} | ||
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- Puffinus persicus
Identification
Distribution
Eastern Africa and Asia: breeds and ranges Arabian Sea and adjacent waters
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- P. p. persicus breeds in Arabian Sea and surrounding areas
- P. p. temptator breeds on Mohéli Island (Comoro Islands)
This species was formerly included in Audubon's Shearwater. Dickinson[3] includes it in Tropical Shearwater.
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. 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/.
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2014. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4th ed. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0956861122
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Persian Shearwater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Persian_Shearwater