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Yelkouan Shearwater

Puffinus yelkouan
Family
Shearwaters and Petrels
Order
Procellariiformes
Codes
levshe1, YESH, MESH
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
SpeciesPuffinus yelkouan
Codeslevshe1, YESH, MESH
Identification

The Yelkouan Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan) is a member of the Shearwaters and Petrels family within the order Procellariiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code levshe1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Shearwaters and Petrels
Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes halli
Northern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis
Southern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialoides
Antarctic Petrel
Thalassoica antarctica
Pintado Petrel
Daption capense
Yelkouan Shearwater photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Puffinus yelkouan

Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes

eBird Code: levshe1