Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Puffinus griseus Gmelin, 1789

Pufino negro, Sooty Shearwater

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Procellariiformes

Family
Procellariidae

Genus
Puffinus

Species
griseus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Ardenna grisea Gmelin, 1789

Origin: Vagrant

Status

Near threatened

Distribution

Distribution: There are two skins and two skeletons in the MECCD, from Punta Tortuga, Isabela, from Punta Espinosa, Fernandina and from Academy Bay, Santa Cruz. The records on view are from Puerto Villamil, Isabela.

References

  • Curry, R.L. Stoleson, S.H. (1988) New bird records from the Galapagos associated with the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. Condor 90(2): 505-507.
  • Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.
  • Harris, M.P. (1982) A field guide to the birds of Galápagos. Collins, London, 2nd ed., 160 pp.
  • Harris, M.P. (1973) The Galápagos avifauna. Condor 75(3): 265-278.
  • IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.
  • Lévêque, R. Bowman, R.I. & Billeb, S.L.. (1966) Migrants in the Galapagos area. Condor 68(1): 81-101.
  • Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2006) Aves, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Check List 2006 2(2): 1-27.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Puffinus griseus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5169. Accessed 31 October 2026.