Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Shearwaters and Petrels :: Black-vented Shearwater

Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas

Described by: Coues (1864)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA - Oct 26, 2008 © Glen Tepke  Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA - Oct 26, 2008 © Glen Tepke  Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA - Oct 26, 2008 © Glen Tepke  Pacific Ocean, off southern California, USA - Feb 25, 2006 © Michael Todd 
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Range

Ce. Pacific Ocean off sw. United States and w. Mexico;
Breeds on is. off the w. coast of the Baja, Mexico (San Benito, Cedros, San Martin, Natividad and Guadelupe Is.).
Disperses mainly into e. n. Pacific Ocean in w. Mexican waters off Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima and Guerrero s. offshore to seas just n. of the Galapagos Is. and n. to the United States (c. California, Monterey Bay and Mendocino County) and sw. Canada (sw. British Columbia).
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North America n. of Mexican border
Winter: CAL (n. to Santa Barbara, Monterey Bay and in years of warmer waters to Mendicino County).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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