Puffinus

Puffinus is a genus of seabirds in the order Procellariiformes. It is made up of about 20 small to medium-sized shearwaters. Two other shearwater genera are named: Calonectris, which comprises three large shearwaters, and Procellaria with another four large species. The latter are usually called 'petrels', although they are thought to be more closely related to the shearwaters than to the other petrels. Even though their name looks like puffin, the puffins are auks, and not related to the shearwaters in the genus Puffinus; the genus name Puffinus is actually a New Latin loanword based on the English "puffin".

 Taxonomy 
Genus Puffinus
 (Sub)Genus Puffinus ("Puffinus" group) – smaller species, closely related to Calonectris
 Christmas Shearwater, Puffinus nativitatis 
 Galápagos Shearwater, Puffinus subalaris
 Fluttering Shearwater, Puffinus gavia 
 Hutton's Shearwater, Puffinus huttoni 
 Scarlett's Shearwater, Puffinus spelaeus (prehistoric)
 Yelkouan Shearwater, Puffinus yelkouan  
 Balearic Shearwater, Puffinus mauretanicus 
 Menorcan Shearwater, Puffinus sp. (prehistoric) – possibly extirpated population of extant species; tentatively placed in this group
 Dune Shearwater or Hole's Shearwater, Puffinus holeae (prehistoric)
 Lava Shearwater or Olson's Shearwater, Puffinus olsoni (prehistoric) –  tentatively placed in this group
 Little Shearwater, Puffinus assimilis 
 Bryan's Shearwater, Puffinus bryani
 Heinroth's Shearwater, Puffinus heinrothi 
 Audubon's Shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri 
 Persian Shearwater, Puffinus (lherminieri) persicus
 Tropical Shearwater or Baillon's Shearwater, Puffinus (lherminieri) bailloni
 Bannerman's Shearwater, Puffinus (lherminieri) bannermani
 Barolo Shearwater, Puffinus baroli
 Boyd's Shearwater, Puffinus boydi
 Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus 
 Black-vented Shearwater, Puffinus opisthomelas 
 Townsend's Shearwater, Puffinus auricularis 
 Newell's Shearwater, Puffinus  newelli
 Rapa Shearwater, Puffinus (newelli) myrtae
 Bermuda Shearwater, Puffinus parvus (extinct) –  tentatively placed in this group
 (Sub)Genus Ardenna ("Neonectris" group) – larger species, a distinct lineage
 Pink-footed shearwater, Puffinus creatopus
 Flesh-footed Shearwater, Puffinus carneipes
 Great Shearwater, Puffinus gravis 
 Sooty Shearwater or "muttonbird" (New Zealand), Puffinus griseus 
 Short-tailed Shearwater or "muttonbird" (Southern Australia), Puffinus tenuirostris 
 Wedge-tailed Shearwater or "muttonbird" (Northern and western Australia), Puffinus pacificus 
 Buller's Shearwater, Puffinus bulleri 

Category:Procellariidae