Reptilia - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae

Alternative combination: Procellaria puffinus

Belongs to Puffinus according to S. L. Olson and P. C. Rasmussen 2001

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

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore