A New Species of Shearwater (Puffinus) Recorded from Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Small black-and-white shearwaters of the genus Puffinus are distributed globally, and their phylogenetic relationships are complex and uncertain. In 1963 a small shearwater collected at Midway Atoll in the North Pacific Ocean was identified as a Little Shearwater (P. assimilis), but several physical...
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ftbioone:10.1525/cond.2011.100117 2023-07-30T04:05:25+02:00 A New Species of Shearwater (Puffinus) Recorded from Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Peter Pyle Andreanna J. Welch Robert C. Fleischer Peter Pyle Andreanna J. Welch Robert C. Fleischer world 2011-08-01 text/HTML https://doi.org/10.1525/cond.2011.100117 en eng American Ornithological Society doi:10.1525/cond.2011.100117 All rights reserved. https://doi.org/10.1525/cond.2011.100117 Text 2011 ftbioone https://doi.org/10.1525/cond.2011.100117 2023-07-09T09:23:28Z Small black-and-white shearwaters of the genus Puffinus are distributed globally, and their phylogenetic relationships are complex and uncertain. In 1963 a small shearwater collected at Midway Atoll in the North Pacific Ocean was identified as a Little Shearwater (P. assimilis), but several physical features suggest closer alliance with Audubon's Shearwater (P. lherminieri) and its relatives. Biometrics indicate that the taxon this specimen represents is smaller than any other known shearwater, and phylogenetic analyses indicate it is distinct, with a pair-wise sequence divergence of at least 3.8% from related taxa. We thus propose a new species based on the specimen: Bryan's Shearwater (Puffinus bryani nom. nov.). The breeding and nonbreeding ranges of Bryan's Shearwater are unknown, but a physical resemblance to the North Atlantic boydi (of controversial taxonomic status within Puffinus) suggests an affiliation with subtropical or tropical waters. Bryan's Shearwater is apparently rare and could be threatened by extinction; therefore, additional information is needed to increase our understanding of this taxon and its conservation requirements. Text North Atlantic BioOne Online Journals Pacific The Condor 113 3 518 527 |
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Small black-and-white shearwaters of the genus Puffinus are distributed globally, and their phylogenetic relationships are complex and uncertain. In 1963 a small shearwater collected at Midway Atoll in the North Pacific Ocean was identified as a Little Shearwater (P. assimilis), but several physical features suggest closer alliance with Audubon's Shearwater (P. lherminieri) and its relatives. Biometrics indicate that the taxon this specimen represents is smaller than any other known shearwater, and phylogenetic analyses indicate it is distinct, with a pair-wise sequence divergence of at least 3.8% from related taxa. We thus propose a new species based on the specimen: Bryan's Shearwater (Puffinus bryani nom. nov.). The breeding and nonbreeding ranges of Bryan's Shearwater are unknown, but a physical resemblance to the North Atlantic boydi (of controversial taxonomic status within Puffinus) suggests an affiliation with subtropical or tropical waters. Bryan's Shearwater is apparently rare and could be threatened by extinction; therefore, additional information is needed to increase our understanding of this taxon and its conservation requirements. |
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A New Species of Shearwater (Puffinus) Recorded from Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |
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A New Species of Shearwater (Puffinus) Recorded from Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |
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A New Species of Shearwater (Puffinus) Recorded from Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |
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A New Species of Shearwater (Puffinus) Recorded from Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |
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A New Species of Shearwater (Puffinus) Recorded from Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |
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new species of shearwater (puffinus) recorded from midway atoll, northwestern hawaiian islands |
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