Mediterranean Shearwater (Scientific name: Puffinus yelkouan) Foreign name Yelkouan Shearwater, Pardela mediterránea, no subspecies. The Mediterranean Shearwater was previously considered a subspecies of the Atlantic Shearwater. After the first differentiation, it has been classified as the "M...
The Galápagos shearwater (Puffinus subalaris) is a small shearwater. Until recently it was considered to be a subspecies of Audubon's shearwater, but it is actually one of two members of a very ancient lineage of the small Puffinus species, the other being, as indicated by mtDNA cytochrome b se...
The Atlantic Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) has two subspecies: Manx Shearwater and Puffin des Anglais.This Marine species is primarily found in continental shelf waters and is often found in vast stretches of the ocean, from the cold subarctic waters around Iceland to the tropical waters of South A...
The Balliari Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) is known as Balearic Shearwater, Pardela balear, and has no subspecies.As seabirds, Balearic shearwaters clearly forage at sea. They hunt prey mainly in pelagic waters, i.e. the high seas, in areas far from the coast, although its distribution is gener...
Australian Shearwater (scientific name: Puffinus huttoni) foreign name Hutton' s Shearwater, Pardela de Hutton, no subspecies.During the summer breeding season, flocks of shearwaters gather off the coast of Kaikoura and can be seen both on land and at sea. These birds fly close to the surface in...
Puffinus gavia has no subspecies: Fluttering Shearwater.Brown-billed shearwaters are very social. Often live in groups with other gulls and seabirds. The flight is fast, low, direct, the wing beat is fast, and the glide is short. Even more effortless juggling in the wind. Their flight is powerful, e...
Bannerman (Puffinus bannermani); S. Shearwater, which was classified as P. lherminieri until 2004, was classified as a separate species in 2014.They feed on Marine vertebrates and invertebrates and only come ashore at night to nest.Bandei's shearwaters are listed as endangered because they appea...
Tropical Shearwater (Puffinus bailloni) has five subspecies.Tropical shearwaters are usually resident birds, as they can often be observed 80-300 km from their breeding grounds. Immature tropical shearwaters may be more dispersed. Tropical shearwaters are pelagic seabirds, so under normal circumstan...
Cape Verde Shearwater (Calonectris edwardsii) : Cape Verde Shearwater, no subspecies.Cape Verde shearwaters arrive at breeding grounds in late February to March, after about three months away from their range, nesting in voids in cliffs and offshore rocks, as well as under large rocks. Their diet co...
Calonectris borealis (Cory'); s Shearwater, no subspecies.Cori shearwaters are divided into breeding areas and frequent foraging trips, rapid long-distance migration, and small-scale movements within defined wintering grounds. Breeding in April on offshore islands, breeding pairs occupy cliff...