Boyd's Shearwater (Puffinus boydi)
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Boyd's Shearwater

Puffinus boydi Mathews, 1912

226 gWeight

Boyd's shearwater (Puffinus boydi), 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.

Most records: Cape Verde, Senegal

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Cape Verde, Senegal

Boyd's Shearwater has been recorded at 3 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Ilhéu RasoCape Verde21 records
  2. Ngor – Hotel Le CalaoSenegal19 records
  3. Barragem de PoilãoCape Verde1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Cape VerdeSenegal

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Boyd's shearwater (Puffinus boydi), 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. The epithet commemorates British ornithologist Arnold Boyd.

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Questions

How big is the Boyd's Shearwater?

The Boyd's Shearwater weighs around 226 g.

Where does the Boyd's Shearwater live?

Its breeding range: Atlantic Ocean: Cape Verde Islands (except Maio; extinct Sal). It is most often recorded in Cape Verde and Senegal.

What does the Boyd's Shearwater eat?

Main food: Fish, shrimp & shellfish.

What family is the Boyd's Shearwater in?

It belongs to the family Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels (Procellariidae), order Procellariiformes.

At a glance

Weight
226 g
Habitat
Ocean
Diet
Fish, shrimp & shellfish
Lifestyle
Varied
Migration
Partial migrant
More measurements
Wing
180 mm
Tail
67 mm
Bill
28 mm
Tarsus
36 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Atlantic Ocean: Cape Verde Islands (except Maio; extinct Sal)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Genus
Puffinus

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Boyd's Shearwater

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