MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Puffinus Brisson, 1760

WoRMS taxon details

Puffinus Brisson, 1760

AphiaID

137065 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137065)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Procellariidae Vigors, 1825

Direct children (28)

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Species Puffinus assimilis Gould, 1838
Species Puffinus auricularis Townsend, 1890
Species Puffinus baroli (Bonaparte, 1857)
Species Puffinus boydi Mathews, 1912
Species Puffinus bryani Pyle, Welch & Fleischer, 2011
Species Puffinus bulleri Salvin, 1888
Species Puffinus carneipes Gould, 1844
Species Puffinus elegans Giglioli & Salvadori, 1869
Species Puffinus gavia (Forster, 1844)
Species Puffinus gravis (O'Reilly, 1818)
Species Puffinus griseus (Gmelin, 1789)
Species Puffinus heinrothi Reichenow, 1919
Species Puffinus huttoni Mathews, 1912
Species Puffinus lherminieri Lesson, 1839
Species Puffinus mauretanicus Lowe, 1921
Species Puffinus nativitatis Streets, 1877
Species Puffinus opisthomelas Coues, 1864
Species Puffinus pacificus (Gmelin, 1789)
Species Puffinus persicus Hume, 1872
Species Puffinus puffinus (Brünnich, 1764)
Species Puffinus tenuirostris (Temminck, 1835)
Species Puffinus yelkouan (Acerbi, 1827)
Species Puffinus borealis Cory, 1881 accepted as Calonectris borealis (Cory, 1881)
Species Puffinus creatopus Coues, 1864 accepted as Ardenna creatopus (Coues, 1864)
Species Puffinus edwardsii Oustalet, 1883 accepted as Calonectris edwardsii (Oustalet, 1883)
Species Puffinus leucomelas (Temminck, 1836) accepted as Calonectris leucomelas (Temminck, 1835)
Species Puffinus newelli Henshaw, 1900 accepted as Puffinus auricularis Townsend, 1890 (synonym)
Species Puffinus kuhli (Boie) accepted as Calonectris diomedea (Scopoli, 1769) (uncertain)

Environment

marine, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Description Small shearwaters. Sturdy in build. More aquatic and less aerially adapted than other shearwaters. Wings shorter. Tarsus...

Description Small shearwaters. Sturdy in build. More aquatic and less aerially adapted than other shearwaters. Wings shorter. Tarsus compressed laterally and sharp-edged in front. Legs pale flesh to blue or dusky. Bill long, slender, but shorter than Calonectris, nasal tubes open dorsally. Tail long, rounded or wedge-shaped. [details]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2024). Puffinus Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137065 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2020-09-22 08:21:53Z

changed

Decock, Wim

Licensing

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[taxonomic tree]

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London. [details]

additional source Jonsson, L. (1993). Vogels van Europa, Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten [Birds of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-187-6. 560 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Definitions

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Language	Name
Japanese	ハイイロミズナギドリ属	[details]

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