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genus

Puffinus

Puffinus is a genus in the family Procellariidae. This database currently files 23 species under it, 9 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.

Species filed
23
Threatened
9
Countries recorded
1
With a free photo
78%
Weight range
147 g – 497 g

Best-known members of Puffinus

Ranked by popularity score.

How threatened is Puffinus?

19 of 23 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
CRCritically Endangered526%
ENEndangered211%
VUVulnerable211%
NTNear Threatened15%
LCLeast Concern947%

Where is Puffinus found?

Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

Australia: 6 species
  • None on record
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9+
species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Australia6

All species in Puffinus

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Manx shearwaterPuffinus puffinusProcellariidaeLeast Concern453.3 gNot recorded
Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusProcellariidaeCritically Endangered497 gNot recorded
Sargasso shearwaterPuffinus lherminieriProcellariidaeLeast Concern192.8 gNot recorded
Little shearwaterPuffinus assimilisProcellariidaeLeast Concern226 g1
Yelkouan shearwaterPuffinus yelkouanProcellariidaeVulnerable497 gNot recorded
Christmas shearwaterPuffinus nativitatisProcellariidaeLeast Concern356 gNot recorded
Fluttering shearwaterPuffinus gaviaProcellariidaeLeast Concern228.9 g1
Hutton's shearwaterPuffinus huttoniProcellariidaeEndangered364 g1
Townsend's shearwaterPuffinus auricularisProcellariidaeCritically Endangered350.8 gNot recorded
Bryan's shearwaterPuffinus bryaniProcellariidaeCritically Endangered147 gNot recorded
Black-vented shearwaterPuffinus opisthomelasProcellariidaeNear Threatened408 gNot recorded
Barolo shearwaterPuffinus baroliProcellariidaeNot recorded192.5 gNot recorded
Persian shearwaterPuffinus persicusProcellariidaeLeast Concern192.8 gNot recorded
Galápagos shearwaterPuffinus subalarisProcellariidaeLeast Concern168 gNot recorded
Bannerman's shearwaterPuffinus bannermaniProcellariidaeEndangered192.8 gNot recorded
Heinroth's shearwaterPuffinus heinrothiProcellariidaeVulnerable163 g1
Poor shearwaterPuffinus boydiProcellariidaeNot recorded192.5 gNot recorded
Newell's shearwaterPuffinus newelliProcellariidaeCritically Endangered350.8 gNot recorded
Tropical shearwaterPuffinus bailloniProcellariidaeLeast Concern214 g1
Subantarctic shearwaterPuffinus elegansProcellariidaeLeast Concern226 g1
Rapa shearwaterPuffinus myrtaeProcellariidaeCritically Endangered350.8 gNot recorded
Scarlett's shearwaterPuffinus spelaeusProcellariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPuffinus sphenurusProcellariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded