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Townsend's Shearwater

Educational resources on Townsend's Shearwater

Townsend's Shearwater or Puffinus auricularis is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Critically Endangered due to B1+2abce. IUCN Profile of the Townsend's Shearwater

Academic web links for the Townsend's Shearwater.


ADW: Puffinus auricularis: Information
Townsend's shearwater populations on Clarión Island were ravaged by introduced sheep, pig, and rabbit populations, resulting in total extirpation by 1988.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Puffinus_auricularis.html

Real Birders Use Four-Letter Words
The taxa for which we have included formerly recognized species are: Townsend's Shearwater, Green-winged Teal, Snow Goose, Canada Goose, Brant, Tundra Swan, Great Blue Heron, Red
www.stanford.edu/~kendric/birds/BBLCode.html

Hawaiian Names list - Birds of Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical ...
Newell's Townsend's Shearwater: Puffinus auricularis 'Auku'u: Black-crowned Night-Heron: Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli 'Ewa'ewa: Black Tern: Chlidonias niger
www.botany.hawaii.edu/basch/uhnpscesu/htms/kahobird/hawaii_name.htm

TAXONOMY
The Association of Systematic Collections included the Newell's shearwater with Townsend's shearwater (32). A.O.U. 6th ed., 1983 included it with the Townsend's shearwater
fwie.fw.vt.edu/WWW/esis/lists/e101026.htm

Focus on Puffinus auricularis | Hawaii Biodiversity & Mapping Program
Composed of two groups: auricularis (townsend's shearwater) breeding in the revillagigedo islands off western mexico and newelli (newell's shearwater) breeding in the hawaiian
hbmp.hawaii.edu/hbmp/printpage.asp?spp=ABNDB07110

ADW: Search
Puffinus auricularis (Townsend's shearwater ... What do these icons mean? The icons tell you what features are available for
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/search?Search.x=43&Search.y=12&SearchableText=Ovis+aries

ADW: Puffinus auricularis: Classification
Puffinus auricularis (Townsend's shearwater) ... What do these icons mean? The icons tell you what features are available for
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Puffinus_auricularis.html

RADAR ORNITHOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
Outbound fl ights were at lower altitudes than inbound fl ights, and most of the Townsend's Shearwater mortali ty was during late night seaward fl ights.
virtual.clemson.edu/groups/birdrad/pubs/AukOverview.pdf

Introduction — Townsend's and Newell's Shearwater ...
The Townsend’s Shearwater (Puffinus auricularis townsendi) is confined to the Revillagigedo Islands off the western coast of Mexico, where its small population is jeopardized.
bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/297

BIRDNET: Procellariiformes species list
Townsend's Shearwater Puffinus auricularis Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni
www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/splists/Procellariiformescl.html







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