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Puffinus bulleri Salvin, 1888 Family: petrels, shearwaters Order: Procellariiformes print version
Buller's shearwater Puffin de Buller Pardela dorsigris Graumantel-Sturmtaucher
Migration: interoceanic transequatorial

Verbreitungskarte von Puffinus bulleri Transequatorial migrant. Most birds move N to winter in subarctic waters of Pacific; subsequently move S down W coast of N America, with large numbers off S California in Aug. Some, probably mostly immatures, spend breeding season in winter quarters, ranging S to Chile. Single record from N Atlantic, 1bird off New Jersey, USA.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)


Regions: Oceania
Recommended link: http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesGS.asp?curGroupID=1&curPageNum=21&recnum=BD0663
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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel)