Audubon's Shearwater

Puffinus lherminieriOrder: PROCELLARIIFORMESFamily: Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Audubon's Shearwater Portrait
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Range Map for Audubon's Shearwater

Overview

Audubon's Shearwater: Small, stocky seabird with dark brown upperparts and white underparts. Underwing coverts are white. Tail is dark brown with short, gray undertail coverts. Bill is dark and legs and feet are pink. Fish and squid make up most of its diet. Alternates rapid wing beats with glides.

Range and Habitat

Audubon's Shearwater: Breeds on islands in tropical seas around the world. Wanders northward along the Gulf Stream from the Caribbean and Bermuda as far as the Carolinas and New England; spends most of its time on water.

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Voice Text

Generally silent

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Related Birds:

Black-vented Shearwater
Pink-footed Shearwater
Cook's Petrel
Streaked Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Stejneger's Petrel
Little Shearwater
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Family Shearwater (Procellariidae)_blue
Species Puffinus lherminieri
Length12 Inches
Wingspan27 Inches

Audubon's Shearwater

Audubon's Shearwater: Small, stocky seabird with dark brown upperparts and white underparts. Underwing coverts are white. Tail is dark brown with short, gray undertail coverts. Bill is dark and legs and feet are pink. Fish and squid make up most of its diet. Alternates rapid wing beats with glides.

● Song: Generally silent

● Foraging & Feeding: Audubon's Shearwater: Feeds on fish and squid; forages by snatching prey from surface or plunge diving to depths of about six feet.

● Breeding & nesting: Audubon's Shearwater: One white egg is laid on the ground under a clump of dense vegetation or in a rock crevice. Both parents incubate the egg for about 51 days.

● Similar species: Audubon's Shearwater: Little Shearwater has more white on face and underwings, white undertail coverts, gray legs, and different flight pattern. Manx Shearwater is larger and has a different flight pattern, with more soaring and less flapping.

Flight Pattern

Flap and glide flight with rapid wing beats.
Audubon's Shearwater Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Audubon's Shearwater: Breeds on islands in tropical seas around the world. Wanders northward along the Gulf Stream from the Caribbean and Bermuda as far as the Carolinas and New England; spends most of its time on water.
BreedingColonial
PopulationDeclining
MigrationMigratory
Weight5.9 Ounces