Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Black-vented Shearwater

Puffinus opisthomelas

The Black-vented Shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelas) is a 408 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

408 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in United States, Mexico.

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