Where does the Balearic Shearwater live?
Puffinus mauretanicus has 71,787 records in 61 countries and territories, from 1851 to 2026. Most records come from Spain.
- 71,787 records
- 61 places
- 79 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesProcellariiformesProcellariidaePuffinus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 35,742 | |
| Portugal | 17,701 | |
| France | 7,366 | |
| United Kingdom | 4,854 | |
| Ireland | 672 | |
| Sweden | 457 | |
| Morocco | 389 | |
| Netherlands | 378 | |
| Denmark | 323 | |
| Norway | 274 | |
| Gibraltar | 208 | |
| Cabo Verde | 186 | |
| Belgium | 174 | |
| Italy | 160 | |
| Germany | 156 | |
| Finland | 148 | |
| Russia | 141 | |
| Poland | 128 | |
| Greece | 127 | |
| Guernsey | 115 | |
| Ukraine | 98 | |
| Algeria | 57 | |
| Iceland | 54 | |
| South Africa | 52 | |
| Romania | 50 | |
| Western Sahara | 43 | |
| Hungary | 39 | |
| Belarus | 37 | |
| Bulgaria | 36 | |
| Croatia | 36 | |
| Austria | 35 | |
| Argentina | 34 | |
| Latvia | 33 | |
| Jersey | 31 | |
| Czechia | 29 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 29 | |
| Lithuania | 27 | |
| Estonia | 23 | |
| Serbia | 23 | |
| Isle of Man | 22 |
Showing the top 40 of 61 places.
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.