Audubon's Shearwater vs Yelkouan/Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus lherminieri compared with Puffinus yelkouan

Key Differences

• Audubon's Shearwater is Least Concern while Yelkouan/Balearic Shearwater is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Audubon's Shearwater	Yelkouan/Balearic Shearwater
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order same	Procellariiformes (Tüp burunlu kuşlar)	Procellariiformes (Tüp burunlu kuşlar)
Family same	Procellariidae	Procellariidae
Genus same	Puffinus	Puffinus
Species	Puffinus lherminieri	Puffinus yelkouan

Evolutionary Relationship

Audubon's Shearwater and Yelkouan/Balearic Shearwater share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Puffinus.

Conservation Status

Audubon's Shearwater

LC — Least Concern

Yelkouan/Balearic Shearwater

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Audubon's Shearwater	Yelkouan/Balearic Shearwater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Audubon's Shearwater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, and Venezuela.

Yelkouan/Balearic Shearwater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Audubon's Shearwater

The Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) is a species in the genus Puffinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway