Specimen image via iDigBio
OverviewAI-generated
Puffinus mauretanicus, commonly known as the Balearic Shearwater, is a species of bird within the family Procellariidae. It belongs to the genus Puffinus and is classified under the order Procellariiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The species was described by Lowe in 1921 and is recognized as an accepted taxon. Its habitat is marine, and it is native to Africa.
The Balearic Shearwater is currently listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, a status assigned in 2018. The species lays a litter size of one. While specific occurrence records are held by institutions such as UF and NHMUK in countries including France, the Netherlands, and Germany, the primary taxonomic range is identified as Africa.
Synthesized by Vinony from 35 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Critically EndangeredBalearic shearwater
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderProcellariiformes
- FamilyProcellariidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Collections
- UF, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- France, Netherlands, Germany
Bird sounds
- call, song· Spain· quality A
- song, hatchling or nestling· Spain· quality A
- song· Spain· quality A
- song, hatchling or nestling· Spain· quality B
via Xeno-canto
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Encyclopedic overview
The Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) is a medium-sized shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. Puffinus is a Neo-Latin loanword based on the English "puffin" and its variants, that referred to the cured carcass of the fat nestling of the Manx shearwater, a former delicacy. The specific mauretanicus refers to Mauretania, an old name for an area of North Africa roughly corresponding to Morocco and Algeria. The Balearic Shearwater is listed critically endangered by the IUCN and is one of Europe's most endangered seabirds.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Puffinus mauretanicus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.