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Yelkouan Shearwater

Puffinus yelkouan

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 13, February 10, March 15, April 24, May 34, June 37, July 40, August 34, September 25, October 19, November 10, December 8.
United States269
Alaska269
Turkey139
İstanbul132
Ukraine69
Autonomous Republic of Crimea38
France35
Occitanie25
Sevastopol25
Italy22

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderTubenoses · Procellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels · Procellariidae
GenusSmall Shearwaters · Puffinus

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