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Newell's Shearwater
Puffinus newelli Henshaw, 1900
33 cmLength351 gWeight
Newell's shearwater or Hawaiian shearwater, (Puffinus newelli) is a seabird in the family Procellariidae.
Most records: Guam
Where and when it's recorded
Newell's Shearwater has been recorded at 2 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Pago BayGuam1 record
- Jeff's Pirate CoveGuam1 record
Countries and regions with the most records
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
Newell's shearwater or Hawaiian shearwater, (Puffinus newelli) is a seabird in the family Procellariidae. It belongs to a confusing group of shearwaters which are difficult to identify and whose classification is controversial. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) and is now often placed in Townsend's shearwater (Puffinus auricularis).
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Questions
How big is the Newell's Shearwater?
The Newell's Shearwater is about 33 cm long and weighs around 351 g.
Where does the Newell's Shearwater live?
Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: Lehua (north of Nihau), montane Kauai, Molokai and Hawaii (main Hawaiian Islands). It is most often recorded in Guam.
Is the Newell's Shearwater endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Newell's Shearwater as Critically Endangered.
What does the Newell's Shearwater eat?
Main food: Fish, shrimp & shellfish.
What family is the Newell's Shearwater in?
It belongs to the family Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels (Procellariidae), order Procellariiformes.
At a glance
- Length
- 33 cm
- Weight
- 351 g
- Habitat
- Ocean
- Diet
- Fish, shrimp & shellfish
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Conservation
- Critically Endangered
More measurements
- Wing
- 241 mm
- Tail
- 91 mm
- Bill
- 43 mm
- Tarsus
- 46 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Pacific Ocean: Lehua (north of Nihau), montane Kauai, Molokai and Hawaii (main Hawaiian Islands)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Family
- Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels Procellariidae
- Genus
- Puffinus
Other birds in the genus Puffinus
Christmas ShearwaterPuffinus nativitatis
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouan
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus
Bryan's ShearwaterPuffinus bryani
Black-vented ShearwaterPuffinus opisthomelas
Townsend's ShearwaterPuffinus auricularis
Rapa ShearwaterPuffinus myrtae
Fluttering ShearwaterPuffinus gavia
Hutton's ShearwaterPuffinus huttoni
Sargasso ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieri
Persian ShearwaterPuffinus persicus
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