Bryan's Shearwater

Puffinus bryani Pyle, Welch & Fleischer, RC, 2011

147 gWeight

Bryan's shearwater (Puffinus bryani) is a species of shearwater that may occur around the Hawaiian Islands.

Most records: U.S. Outlying Islands

Critically Endangered

Where and when it's recorded

Bryan's Shearwater has been recorded at 1 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Midway Atoll NWR – Sand IslandU.S. Outlying Islands2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

U.S. Outlying Islands

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

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.

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Questions

How big is the Bryan's Shearwater?

The Bryan's Shearwater weighs around 147 g.

Where does the Bryan's Shearwater live?

Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: Higashi-jima (northern Bonin=Ogasawara Islands, far southeastern Japan). It is most often recorded in U.S. Outlying Islands.