Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Procellariiformes |
| Family | Shearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae) |
| Species | Puffinus elegans |
| Codes | litshe4, SUSH, SLSH |
Identification
The Subantarctic Shearwater (Puffinus elegans) is a member of the Shearwaters and Petrels family within the order Procellariiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Use the eBird species code litshe4 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.
Related Species in Shearwaters and Petrels