Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus

Critically Endangered

The Balearic Shearwater is a tubenose seabird of the North Atlantic, Mediterranean, and nearby breeding islands. It ranges widely over the sea, using dynamic soaring or low gliding flight to find fish, squid, crustaceans, and carrion, and usually nests in burrows, crevices, or remote island colonies.

Family

Procellariidae

Group

Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels

Range

Balearic Shearwater Range — Resident or seasonal range in the North Atlantic, Mediterranean, and nearby breeding islands

Population

≈ 20K-30K

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