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Puffinus mauretanicus

Photo by Aleix Comas
Roses, Catalonia, Spain, December 1999

[edit] Identification

35-40 cm

• Brown back
• Cap, nape and wing tips are darker
• Brownish-white undersides
• Pinkish legs

[edit] Distribution

Breeds Balearic Islands; ranges to coastal northern Europe

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Pelagic. Breeds on islands and coastal cliffs.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

One egg is laid in a burrow. Nocturnal visits are made to avoid predation.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes fish and molluscs.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
2. Wikipedia
3. Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966

• List of references

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