Black-vented Shearwater
Puffinus opisthomelasCoues, E, 1864
English (US) Black-vented Shearwater
The Black-vented Shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelas) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels) in the order Procellariiformes.
Range: breeds islands off western coast of Baja California and northern Gulf of Mexico; ranges to central California inshore waters, Gulf of California, and inshore waters of west-central MexicoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Puffinus opisthomelas
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Black-vented Shearwater
- Described by
- Coues, E, 1864
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Coues, E, 1864
- Type locality
- Cape San Lucas, Lower California.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 16 p.139
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Persian Shearwater
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Bannerman's Shearwater
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Rapa Shearwater
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Townsend's Shearwater
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Newell's Shearwater
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Common Diving Petrel
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