Puffinus
Sign in to savePuffinus is a genus of seabirds in the order Procellariiformes that contains about 20 small to medium-sized shearwaters. Two other shearwater genera are named: Calonectris, which comprises three or four large shearwaters, and Ardenna with another seven species (formerly often included within Puffinus).
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Puffinus is a genus of marine birds within the family Procellariidae. It belongs to the order Procellariiformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The genus was described by Brisson in 1760 and holds an accepted taxonomic status. Its common name is ハイイロミズナギドリ属.
The taxon range for Puffinus is listed as Brazil. Records associated with this genus are held by institutions including USNM and SDNHM, with occurrences documented in the United States. A total of 465 records and 38 media items are available through iDigBio, while GBIF lists 1,824,392 occurrences.
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Species
ハイイロミズナギドリ属
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderProcellariiformes
- FamilyProcellariidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 465
- With media
- 38
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Collections
- USNM, SDNHM
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Procellariidae
- Image
- Puffinus subalaris.jpg
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- Puffinus
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- Category:Puffinus
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- Puffinus
- taxon range
- Brazil
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Extant species
- Phylogeny
- Fossil record
- See also
- References
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Puffinus is a genus of seabirds in the order Procellariiformes that contains about 20 small to medium-sized shearwaters. Two other shearwater genera are named: Calonectris, which comprises three or four large shearwaters, and Ardenna with another seven species (formerly often included within Puffinus).
The taxonomy of this group is the cause of much debate, and the number of recognised species varies with the source.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Puffinus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.