Yelkouan Shearwater

Puffinus yelkouan

Least Concern

The Yelkouan 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

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

Population

≈ Unknown

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