Reptilia - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae

Belongs to Puffinus according to Matthews 1912

Sister taxa: Puffinus barnesi, Puffinus calhouni, Puffinus conradi, Puffinus diatomicus, Puffinus felthami, Puffinus gavia, Puffinus gilmorei, Puffinus gravis, Puffinus griseus, Puffinus inceptor, Puffinus kanakoffi, Puffinus lherminieri, Puffinus mcgalli, Puffinus mitchelli, Puffinus nestori, Puffinus pacificoides, Puffinus pacificus, Puffinus priscus, Puffinus puffinus, Puffinus raemdonckii, Puffinus tedfordi, Puffinus tenuirostris

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore