| Townsend's 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. auricularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Puffinus auricularis Townsend, CH, 1890
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| Synonyms | |
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Puffinus auricularis auricularis | |
Townsend's shearwater (Puffinus auricularis) is a rare seabird of the tropics from the family Procellariidae.