Balearic shearwater: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Balearic shearwater lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Puffinus mauretanicus
Group	Seabirds, divers & grebes
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Africa, Europe
Class	Bird
Order	Procellariiformes
Family	Procellariidae

Where does the Balearic shearwater live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Balearic shearwater in 9 countries and territories across Africa and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In Belgium it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Balearic shearwater endangered?

The Balearic shearwater’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Balearic shearwater?

The Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) is a bird in the order Procellariiformes and the family Procellariidae, genus Puffinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Balearic shearwater

The Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) is a medium-sized shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. Puffinus is a Neo-Latin loanword based on the English "puffin" and its variants, that referred to the cured carcass of the fat nestling of the Manx shearwater, a former delicacy. The specific mauretanicus refers to Mauretania, an old name for an area of North Africa roughly corresponding to Morocco and Algeria. The Balearic Shearwater is listed critically endangered by the IUCN and is one of Europe's most endangered seabirds.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Balearic shearwater (revision 1378634292), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q704081 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).