Bannerman's Shearwater

About the Bannerman's Shearwater

Bannerman's shearwater is a seabird in the family Procellariidae formerly considered conspecific with Audubon's shearwater.

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Where the Bannerman's Shearwater lives

When to see the Bannerman's Shearwater

Peak activity in July · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Boyd's ShearwaterPuffinus boydiBoyd's shearwater, also known as the Cape Verde little shearwater, is a small shearwater which breeds in the Cape Verde archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean some 570 km off the coast of West Africa. Heinroth's ShearwaterPuffinus heinrothiHeinroth's shearwater is a poorly known seabird in the family Procellariidae. Townsend's ShearwaterPuffinus auricularisTownsend's shearwater is a rare seabird of the tropics from the family Procellariidae.