Black-vented shearwater
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Procellariidae |
| Genus: | Puffinus |
| Species: | P. opisthomelas
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| Puffinus opisthomelas Coues, 1864
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The black-vented shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelas) is a species of seabird. The bird is 30–38 cm in length with a 76–89 cm wingspan. Formerly considered a subspecies of the Manx shearwater, its actual taxonomic relationships are unresolved.[2]
This species is
Isla de Guadalupe, and Islas San Benito.[4] It is fairly common off the United States coast of central and southern California
during the country's colder months.
The black-vented shearwater is thought to feed on mainly small
caves
; it is a colonial nester.
In the past, this bird had been threatened by
IUCN
mainly due to the uncertain impact on it by the expanding fishing industry.
References
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- S2CID 86177092.
- ^ E.g. "thousands upon thousands" of birds seen off San Quintín, Baja California at the end of June: Thayer & Bangs (1908)
- ^ a b Passarello, Elena (14 July 2021). "How to Catch a Rat". Audubon. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- JSTOR 1360977.
Further reading
- Carboneras, Carles (1992): 65. Black-vented Shearwater. In: del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew & Sargatal, Jordi (eds.): ISBN 84-87334-10-5
- Harrison, Peter (1983): Seabirds: An Identification Guide. Croom Helm, Beckenham. ISBN 0-7099-1207-2
- ISBN 0-7922-6877-6
External links
- Black-vented shearwater photos
- Black-vented shearwater photo gallery – VIREO
- Photo-High Res – southwestbirders
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