UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Procellariiformes Procellariidae

Tropical Shearwater

Puffinus bailloni

UCIOC 2507

Tropical Shearwater

Puffinus bailloni

Procellariiformes · Procellariidae

Tropical Shearwater (Puffinus bailloni).

ATK146

DEF95

2443 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 214 g
Wingspan: 69 cm
Diet: Aquatic prey
Migration: Partially migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 146

Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 146).

DEF 95

Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 95).

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How to identify

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Similar species

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Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Indian Ocean & Pacific Ocean: tropical Indian and tropical Pacific oceans Habitat: Marine & Coastal

5 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Puffinus bailloni nicolae
Cousine, Cousin, Aride, Récif and some satellites (Inner Is., ne Seychelles), (probably) Chagos Arch. and Maldives (nw Indian Ocean)
Puffinus bailloni colstoni
Aldabra (w Aldabra group, sw of Seychelles)
Puffinus bailloni bailloni
Europa (w of s Madagascar, Mozambique Channel) and Réunion (w Mascarenes; formerly also Mauritius)
Puffinus bailloni dichrous
Mariana and Caroline is. (including Palau) and Kiribati (Micronesia), Fiji, Tonga and Samoa (w Polynesia), Line, s Cook, Society, Marquesas, Gambier and Austral is. (e Polynesia)
Puffinus bailloni gunax
Mere Lava (ne Banks Is., n Vanuatu)

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