Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels
Bryan’s Shearwater
Puffinus bryani
- Family
- Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels (Procellariidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
Bryan's shearwater (Puffinus bryani) is a species of shearwater that may occur around the Hawaiian Islands. It is the smallest species of shearwater and is black and white with a bluish gray beak and blue tarsi. First collected in 1963 and thought to be a little shearwater (Puffinus assimilis) it was determined using DNA analysis to be distinct in 2011. It is rare and possibly threatened and there is little information on its breeding or non-breeding ranges.
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Range and habitat
Breeds Higashi-jima (northern Bonin Islands, far se Japan); ranges southern Japanese waters but originally discovered on Midway Island (Hawaii).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Bryan's shearwater
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
