Sargasso shearwater
Puffinus lherminieri R. P. Lesson, 1839
The sargasso shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 130 g to 192.8 g and live up to 19 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the sargasso shearwater
- Weight
- 130 g – 192.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 19 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- marinesrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 51 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 8 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the sargasso shearwater live?
Not recorded
What is the sargasso shearwater?
The Sargasso shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) is a small tropical seabird in the petrel family. The only shearwater to nest primarily in the Caribbean, it ranges throughout the western Atlantic during the non-breeding season. Its specific epithet honours the French naturalist Félix Louis L'Herminier.
This bird is part of a species complex formerly known as Audubon's shearwater, or occasionally as dusky-backed shearwater. Most authors now separate this complex into a range of species including the Sargasso shearwater, tropical shearwater, Boyd's shearwater, Barolo shearwater, Bannerman's shearwater, and Persian shearwater. These small seabirds form a cryptic species complex which ornithologists have only recently begun to disentangle.
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Is the sargasso shearwater endangered?
The sargasso shearwater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
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How is the sargasso shearwater classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderProcellariiformes
- familyProcellariidae
- genusPuffinus
- SpeciesPuffinus lherminieri R. P. Lesson, 1839
Synonyms Pufflnus lherminieri
Other names and names in other languages (71)
- Audubon's shearwaterEnglish
- Audubon's shearwaterEnglish
- Audubon's shearwaterEnglish
- Baillon's shearwaterEnglish
- Dusky petrelEnglish
- Dusky shearwaterEnglish
- Dusky-backed shearwaterEnglish
- WedregoEnglish
- جلم الماء داكن الظهرArabic
- pardiellinaAsturian
- baldriga d'AudubonCatalan
- buřňák AudubonůvCzech
- aderyn drycin AudubonWelsh
- TropeskråpeDanish
- AudubonsturmtaucherGerman
- Audubon-SturmtaucherGerman
- SchuppensturmtaucherGerman
- Tropika pufinoEsperanto
- aŭdubona pufinoEsperanto
- Pampero de AudubonSpanish
- Pardela de AudubonSpanish
- troopika-tormilindEstonian
- kääpiöliitäjäFinnish
- tropiikkiliitäjäFinnish
- Puffin d'AudubonFrench
- Puffin d’AudubonFrench
- Cánóg ádabóinIrish
- יסעור מערב אטלנטיHebrew
- audubonov zovojCroatian
- Audubon-vészmadárHungarian
- ÞangskrofaIcelandic
- Berta di AudubonItalian
- セグロミズナギドリJapanese
- 旧セグロミズナギドリJapanese
- atogrąžinė audronašaLithuanian
- Odubona vētrasputnsLatvian
- Karakomrv
- Audubon-pijlstormvogelDutch
- Audubons Kleine PijlstormvogelDutch
- Audubons pijlstormvogelDutch
- West-Indische pijlstormvogelDutch
- tropelireNorwegian
- ChokèkèPapiamento
- Capiado AudubonPapiamento
- ChokèkwèPapiamento
- ChokuèkuèPapiamento
- ChokwèkèPapiamento
- ChokwèkwèPapiamento
- Kapiadó AudubonPapiamento
- Palomba Pía di PatuPapiamento
- burzyk równikowyPolish
- pardela-de-audubonPortuguese
- pardela-de-asa-largaPortuguese
- pintainho-das-antilhasPortuguese
- Pintainho-dos-trópicosPortuguese
- Petit Fouquetrcf
- Буревестник ОдёбонаRussian
- Темноспинный буревестникRussian
- ČohkkessaddiNorthern Sami
- víchrovník oceánskySlovak
- tropski viharnikSlovenian
- Karipski zovojSerbian
- karibliraSwedish
- audubonliraSwedish
- Tira'o (Maupiti)Tahitian
- teikoTongan
- Audubon yelkovanTurkish
- Audubon YelkovanıTurkish
- буревісник екваторіальнийUkrainian
- 奥氏鹱Chinese
- 奧杜邦氏鸌Chinese
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Relatives of the sargasso shearwater
Other species in the same genus Puffinus.
Manx shearwater
Puffinus puffinus
Balearic shearwater
Puffinus mauretanicus
Little shearwater
Puffinus assimilis
Yelkouan shearwater
Puffinus yelkouan
Christmas shearwater
Puffinus nativitatis
Fluttering shearwater
Puffinus gavia
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sargasso shearwater?
An adult sargasso shearwater weighs 130 g – 192.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sargasso shearwater endangered?
The sargasso shearwater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the sargasso shearwater live?
The sargasso shearwater has a recorded lifespan of 19 years.
What kind of animal is the sargasso shearwater?
The sargasso shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.
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