Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Yelkouan Shearwater

Puffinus yelkouan

The Yelkouan Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan) is a 497 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

497 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

19

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