Shearwaters are colonial-nesting seabirds in the Order Procellariiformes. They are related to Albatrosses, Storm-petrels, and Diving-petrels.
This category contains details on taxonomy, physical characteristics, range, habitat, diet, feeding habits, mating, nesting, parenting, social structure, threats, status, and conservation.
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Audubon WatchList: Newell's Shearwater (Puffinus auricularis newelii)
Overview, status, and population size accompany details on identification, distribution, trends, ecology, threats, conservation, and how to help.
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Audubon: Black-vented Shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelas)
WatchList article examines introduced predators, status, population size and trends, appearance, similar species, range, nesting grounds, preferred diet, and conservation.
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Black-vented Shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelas)
Introduction covers name, range, behavior, habitat, status, population estimates, foraging, diet, and breeding locations. From The Birds of North America.
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EarthLife.net: Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Information discusses taxonomy, range, migration, breeding colonies, characteristics, behavior, nesting, life cycle, and list of endangered species.
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Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes)
WhatBird.com presents threat level, overview, range, habitat, sound and clip, interesting facts, related birds, range map, identification, and behavior.
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Pink-footed Shearwater - BirdLife Species Factsheet
Contains status and justification, size and appearance, distribution, population, ecology, threats, current and future conservation efforts, and taxonomic sources.
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Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
BorealForest.org reports physical description, habitat, diet, and historical notes.
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Sooty Shearwater - BirdLife Species Factsheet
Includes status and reasons, family, range and population, nesting, diet, threats, monitoring, and proposed measures.
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Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
Short article offers pictures, range, breeding locations, wintering distribution, sound files, and references.
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Wales Nature: Manx Shearwater
Provides video, habitat, movement, migration, diet, breeding, and source of common name.