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Audubon's Shearwater

Puffinus lherminieri · Procellariidae · Procellariiformes

Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records1,576in 17 countries
Most seen inBahamas856 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Audubon's Shearwater
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About

Audubon's Shearwater in brief

The audubon's shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) is a bird of the Procellariidae family — species of bird.

Across the 17 countries we cover it has 1,576 published records, most of them from Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago and Kiribati. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in September and October.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Bahamas856 records · best Apr, May
Trinidad and Tobago372 records · best Mar, Feb
Kiribati74 records · best Feb, Oct
Cape Verde53 records · best Jan, Apr
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines50 records · best Mar, Jun
Cuba38 records · best Jan, Feb
Seychelles35 records · best Jun, Jul
Palau23 records · best Jun, Nov
Barbados16 records · best May, Dec
Dominican Republic13 records · best Mar, Jan
Grenada13 records · best Dec, Feb
Antigua and Barbuda11 records · best Jul, Jun
Haiti7 records · best Mar, Apr
Saint Lucia5 records · best Jun, Mar
Dominica4 records · best Apr, Jan
Jamaica3 records · best Mar, Apr
Saint Kitts and Nevis3 records · best Jun, Aug
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.