Species profile
Persian Shearwater
Puffinus persicus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are IO. Breeding subregions are breeds Khuriya Muriya Is. (s of Oman), Socotra and Moheli (=Mwali, Comoro Is.). Non breeding regions are Arabian Sea to Persian Gulf, Gulf of Aden, Red Sea, w coast of India and Comoro Is. (sw Indian Ocean).
- Scientific name
- Puffinus persicus
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Genus
- Puffinus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Persian Shearwater in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Procellariidae
- Antarctic fulmar, Southern fulmar, Silver-grey petrel (Fulmarus glacialoides)
- Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica)
- Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata)
- Ardenna davealleni (Ardenna davealleni)
- Argyrodyptes microtarsus (Argyrodyptes microtarsus)
- Atlantic Petrel (Pterodroma incerta)
- Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus)
- Bannerman's Shearwater (Puffinus bannermani)