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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | Two subspecies are recognized: | + | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
− | *''persicus'' breeds in Arabian Sea and surrounding areas | + | *''P. p. persicus'' breeds in Arabian Sea and surrounding areas |
− | *''temptator'' breeds on Mohéli Island (Comoro Islands) | + | *''P. p. temptator'' breeds on Mohéli Island (Comoro Islands) |
− | + | This species was formerly included in [[Audubon's Shearwater]]. Dickinson<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup> includes it in [[Tropical Shearwater]]. | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== |
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- Puffinus persicus
Identification
Distribution
Eastern Africa and Asia: breeds and ranges Arabian Sea and adjacent waters
Taxonomy
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. 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/.
- 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 15 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Persian_Shearwater