Black-vented Shearwater

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Black-vented Shearwater (<em>Puffinus opisthomelas</em>) is a species of Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels (<em>Procellariidae</em>) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels…

Overview

Black-vented Shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelas) is a species of Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels (Procellariidae) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Puffinus; binomial: Puffinus opisthomelas; authority: Coues, 1864.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Pacific Ocean. Non-breeding range: to c California inshore waters, Gulf of California and to inshore waters of c Mexico.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.

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