Where does the Tropical Shearwater live?
Puffinus bailloni has 9,486 records in 40 countries and territories, from 1877 to 2026. Most records come from Réunion.
- 9,486 records
- 40 places
- 69 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesProcellariiformesProcellariidaePuffinus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Réunion | 7,536 | |
| Seychelles | 622 | |
| French Polynesia | 409 | |
| Tonga | 112 | |
| Palau | 107 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 95 | |
| Vanuatu | 90 | |
| Kiribati | 73 | |
| Micronesia | 59 | |
| Fiji | 44 | |
| South Africa | 38 | |
| ZZ | 36 | |
| Mauritius | 34 | |
| Solomon Islands | 32 | |
| Samoa | 26 | |
| Maldives | 25 | |
| American Samoa | 18 | |
| Taiwan | 18 | |
| Cook Islands | 13 | |
| Sri Lanka | 13 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 9 | |
| French Southern Territories | 9 | |
| Comoros | 7 | |
| Mozambique | 6 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 6 | |
| Indonesia | 5 | |
| India | 5 | |
| Christmas Island | 4 | |
| Kenya | 4 | |
| New Caledonia | 4 | |
| Mayotte | 4 | |
| Japan | 3 | |
| Chile | 2 | |
| Pitcairn | 2 | |
| Portugal | 2 | |
| Tanzania | 2 | |
| Antarctica | 1 | |
| Australia | 1 | |
| France | 1 | |
| Nauru | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Procellariidae.
Northern Fulmar
1,313,870 records
sooty shearwater
433,535 records
Cory's Shearwater
308,993 records
Manx Shearwater
203,395 records
great shearwater
171,256 records
wedge-tailed shearwater
166,210 records
White-chinned Petrel
124,739 records
short-tailed shearwater
123,756 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.