Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Christmas Shearwater

Puffinus nativitatis

The Christmas Shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis) is a 356 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

356 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

13

Recorded in United States, UM, Chile, Kiribati, Fr. Polynesia, Costa Rica, PN, Guatemala, Mexico, Japan, El Salvador, ZZ, MH.

Where to see it: 08.006 S, 174.3833 W (Tokelau); Kiritimati, Motu Tabu (Kiribati); Motu Tapu (Kiribati); Christmas Island (Kiribati); Ducie Island (Pitcairn Islands).

Photo: (c) Franco Arenas, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist