The Balearic shearwater – Puffinus mauretanicus – is a migratory mid-sized shearwater of Type – seabird, Family Procellariidae and Order Procellariiformes. It is found in the E Atlantic offshore of W Europe, and the W Mediterranean, and in the AWB Region it found in the coastal waters across N Africa from the Atlantic coast of NW Morocco to NW Egypt.
Type - seabird - noisy colonies, nests on island cliffs, burrows or caves, nocturnal when breeding, Summer Habitat - Balearic islands, Winter Habitat - pelagic, feeds in flocks, typically in the W Mediterranean but also extends into the Atlantic up to GB, Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae Genus: Puffinus Species - Puffinus mauretanicus Balearic shearwater - Species - ebird.org Balearic shearwater - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Balearic shearwater - Birds - birdwatchireland.ie Balearic shearwater - Species - soundapproach.co.uk Balearic shearwater - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Balearic shearwater - Images - google.com Balearic shearwater - Video - youtube.com Balearic shearwater - Datazone - birdlife.org