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Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 142, February 105, March 164, April 259, May 373, June 407, July 435, August 374, September 275, October 205, November 112, December 88.
United States2,939
Alaska2,939
Portugal51
Spain39
France21
Andalucía13
Occitanie12
LISBOA11
PORTO11
AVEIRO10

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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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