Newell's Shearwater

Overview

Newell's Shearwater (Puffinus newelli) is a species of Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels (Procellariidae) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Puffinus; binomial: Puffinus newelli; authority: Henshaw, 1900.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Pacific Ocean. Non-breeding range: to waters s of Japan and Mariana Is. (nw Micronesia) and to sw Pacific near New Caledonia, Solomon Is. and Vanuatu.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Puffinus newelli is split from P. auricularis (Austin 2004; Onley & Scofield 2007; NACC 2015-A-11A).