Boyd's Shearwater

Overview

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

Scientific Classification

Genus: Puffinus; binomial: Puffinus boydi; authority: Mathews, 1912.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Atlantic Ocean. Non-breeding range: rare to Canary Is., nw African coastal waters and Amazon Reef (ne South America).

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

Boyd's Shearwater is split from Macaronesian Shearwater (Robb & Mullarney 2008; Olson 2010; cf. Sangster et al. 2005; H&M 4; HBW).