Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Subantarctic Shearwater

Puffinus elegans

The Subantarctic Shearwater (Puffinus elegans) is a 226 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

226 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in New Zealand, Chile, SH, Falkland Is., South Africa, Australia, Argentina, S. Geo. and the Is., Fr. S. and Antarctic Lands.

Where to see it: Nearshore waters (0-2mi/3km) - Gaggins Point to Rockhopper Point (Saint Helena); Nightingale Island (restricted access) (Saint Helena); Auto selected (High seas or unknown); Cape Pembroke (Falkland Islands / Malvinas).

Photo: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist