WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Townsend's Shearwater

Puffinus auricularis

Townsend's Shearwater belongs to Procellariidae, within the order Procellariiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Townsend's Shearwater · Puffinus auricularis — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Puffinus auricularis
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Conservation record: CR · Critically Endangered
Habitat in source: Marine
Reported mass: 350.8 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.