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Scientific Name
Puffinus griseus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Puffinus griseus (Gmelin, 1789)
Park
Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Sooty Shearwater
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyProcellariidae
GenusPuffinus
SpeciesPuffinus griseus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
USFWS, 1997: Distribution pelagic; Data Source: Mitra, 1999
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: The AOU Checklist of North American Birds, 1998
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Summer=uncommon; Early Fall=rare; Data Source: Mitra, S. and Putnam, J., 1999
Seasonality Tags
  • Migratory
    Present summer and early fall as migrant. USFWS, 1997: Overwinters; Data Source: Mitra, S. and Putnam, J., 1999
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Ernest Taylor
Created Date
10/24/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Ernest Taylor
Last Modified Date
1/15/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: It is unlikely Sooty Shearwater "overwinters" at FIIS. USFWS, 1997information for this species is for the NY Bight Watershed overall and is not specific to the complexes that include Fire Island National Seashore., Park Species Data Source: McCormick, 1975; Mitra, 1999; USFWS, 1997
Other Parks
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA)
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Cabrillo National Monument (CABR)
Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Cape Lookout National Seashore (CALO)
Channel Islands National Park (CHIS)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Everglades National Park (EVER)
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Presidio of San Francisco (PRSF)
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