Puffinus lherminieri
Not Threatened.
Taxonomy:
- Pufflnus [sic] Lherminieri Lesson, 1839, Antilles. Sometimes placed in P. assimilis; often includes P. heinrothi. Races bannermani and persicus may be distinct species. Race P. assimilis boydi often ascribed to present species. Ten subspecies normally recognized. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Subspecies and Distribution:
- *lherminieri Lesson, 1839 - Bahamas, West Indies; formerly Bermuda. * loyemilleri Wetmore, 1959 - SW Caribbean. *subalaris Ridgway, 1897 - Galapagos Is. *dichrous Finsch & Hartlaub, 1867 - C Pacific. *gunax Mathews, 1930 - Banks Is in Vanuatu (New Hebrides). *bannermani Mathews & Iredale, 1915 - Bonin and Volcano Is. *bailloni (Bonaparte, 1857) - Mascarene Is. *
nicolae Jouanin, 1971 - NW Indian Ocean, from Aldabra to Maldives. *persicus Hume, 1873 - Kuria Muria Is (Arabian Sea). *temptator Louette & Herremans, 1985 - Mohéli I (Comoro Is).