Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels
Mediterranean Shearwater
Puffinus yelkouan
NENot Evaluated
- Family
- Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels (Procellariidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
The yelkouan shearwater, Levantine shearwater or Mediterranean shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan) is a medium-sized shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus).
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Range and habitat
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Yelkouan shearwater
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
