Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
Neognathae Pycraft 1900
see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988
see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
[Order] Procellariiformes Fürbringer, 1888
Family Procellariidae Leach, 1820 - petrels, shearwaters
Genus Puffinus Brisson, 1760
Puffinus assimilis Gould, 1838 - little shearwater
1 Puffinus assimilis baroli (Bonaparte, 1857)
2 Puffinus assimilis boydi Mathews, 1912
3 Puffinus assimilis elegans Giglioli & Salvadori, 1869
4 Puffinus assimilis tunneyi Mathews, 1912
5 Puffinus assimilis assimilis Gould, 1838
6 Puffinus assimilis haurakiensis Fleming & Serventy, 1943
7 Puffinus assimilis myrtae Bourne, 1959
8 Puffinus assimilis kermadecensis Murphy, 1927