Sargasso Shearwater
Puffinus lherminieri
The Sargasso shearwater is a small tropical seabird in the petrel family. The only shearwater to nest primarily in the Caribbean, it ranges throughout the western Atlantic during the non-breeding season. Its specific epithet honours the French naturalist Félix Louis L'Herminier.
- Scientific name
- Puffinus lherminieri
- Family
- Shearwaters and Petrels
- IUCN status
- LC