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Black-vented Shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelas)

Black-vented Shearwater
Photo: Cato Neimoidia via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 — free for commercial reuse.

About the Black-vented Shearwater

The black-vented shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelas) is a species of seabird endemic to islands off of the Pacific coast of Mexico and the Gulf of California. It is a smaller shearwater, with a length of 30–38 cm, 76–89 cm wingspan and a mass of around 400 g. This species is pelagic and feeds mainly on small fish. It is nocturnal, and is most active in low light settings.

Source: Black-vented shearwater on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 1 recording for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.

As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.

Listed as recorded in United States in the xeno-canto catalogue.

Related species you can hear

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