Christmas Shearwater

Puffinus nativitatis

Least Concern

The Christmas Shearwater is a tubenose seabird of Hawaii, the north-central Pacific, and nearby oceanic 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

Christmas Shearwater Range — Resident or seasonal range in Hawaii, the north-central Pacific, and nearby oceanic islands

Population

≈ Unknown

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