| Fluttering shearwater | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Procellariidae |
| Genus: | Puffinus |
| Species: | P. gavia
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| Binomial name | |
| Puffinus gavia (Forster, 1844)
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The fluttering shearwater (Puffinus gavia) is a species of seabird in the family Procellariidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and migrates to Australia and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are open seas and rocky shores. It has been known as Forster's shearwater in the past.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Puffinus gavia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22698249A132638295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22698249A132638295.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.