Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Sargasso Shearwater

Puffinus lherminieri

The Sargasso Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) is a 193 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

193 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

23

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