| Sargasso shearwater | |
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| off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Procellariidae |
| Genus: | Puffinus |
| Species: | P. lherminieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Puffinus lherminieri Lesson, 1839
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| Subspecies | |
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About 10, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Puffinus assimilis lherminieri Lesson, 1839 | |
The Sargasso shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri), formerly known as Audubon's shearwater, is a common tropical seabird in the petrel family. Sometimes known as the dusky-backed shearwater,[2] the specific epithet honours the French naturalist Félix Louis L'Herminier.
Certain populations are known variously as tropical shearwater, Baillon's shearwater, Mascarene shearwater, Bannerman's shearwater, and Persian shearwater; some of these are considered distinct species by various authors.[2] If they are all placed in P. lherminieri, the Barolo shearwater (otherwise often separated as P. baroli) is generally included here too. Thus, these small shearwaters form a cryptic species complex.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Puffinus lherminieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T45959182A132669169. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T45959182A132669169.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b Carboneras (1992)