Puffinus mauretanicus

Puffinus mauretanicus Lowe, 1921
Balearic shearwater

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Family:	Procellariidae ()
Max. size:	40 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 501.7 g
Environment:	others; marine; depth range 0 - 26 m
Distribution:	Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:	Culmen: 3.79 cm; tarsus: 4.96 cm; wing: 25.064 cm.
Biology:	Total Length: 35 to 40 cm; Wingspan: 80 to 93 cm (Ref. 8812). A plunge diving species whose Mediterranean populations winter in the Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 356).
IUCN Red List Status:	Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 (A4bcde) Ref. 123251)
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