Galapagos Shearwater

Puffinus subalaris

Least Concern

The Galapagos Shearwater is a tubenose seabird of the Galapagos and eastern tropical Pacific. 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

Galapagos Shearwater Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Galapagos and eastern tropical Pacific

Population

≈ Unknown

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