Persian shearwater
| Persian shearwater | |
|---|---|
| Puffinus persicus Joseph Smit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Procellariidae |
| Genus: | Puffinus |
| Species: | P. persicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Puffinus persicus Hume, 1872 | |
The Persian shearwater (Puffinus persicus) is a seabird in the family Procellariidae formerly lumped in with Audubon's shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri).