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Newell's shearwater or Hawaiian shearwater (ʻaʻo), (Puffinus newelli) is a seabird in the family Procellariidae. It belongs to a confusing group of shearwaters which are difficult to identify and whose classification is controversial.
ʻAʻo (Newell's shearwater, Puffinus newelli) is a medium-sized shearwater measuring 12–14 in (30–36 cm) with a wing span of 30–35 in (76–89 cm). It has a glossy black back and white belly and a black bill that is sharply hooked at the tip.
Puffinus is a genus of seabirds in the order Procellariiformes that contains about 20 small to medium-sized shearwaters.Two other shearwater genera are named: Calonectris, which comprises three or four large shearwaters, and Ardenna with another seven species (formerly often included within Puffinus).
Balearic shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus (proposed lump with P. yelkouan) Bryan's shearwater Puffinus bryani – first described in 2011; Black-vented shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas; Townsend's shearwater Puffinus auricularis; Newell's shearwater Puffinus newelli (split from Townsend's shearwater) Rapa shearwater Puffinus myrtae (split from ...
Newell's shearwater or ʻaʻo, Puffinus newelli CR; Bryan's shearwater, Puffinus bryani CR (P. assimilis: LC) Bonin petrel, Pterodroma hypoleuca LC 99% of the total population breeds on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Streaked shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas (A) Flesh-footed shearwater, Ardenna carneipes (A) Wedge-tailed shearwater, Ardenna pacificus; Buller's shearwater, Ardenna bulleri (A) Sooty shearwater, Ardenna griseus (A) Short-tailed shearwater, Ardenna tenuirostris; Christmas shearwater, Puffinus nativitatis; Newell's shearwater, Puffinus newelli (A)
Newell's shearwater, Puffinus newelli (A) Tropical shearwater, Puffinus bailloni; Frigatebirds. Order: Suliformes ...
Newell's shearwater, Puffinus newelli (A) Tropical shearwater, Puffinus bailloni; Frigatebirds. Lesser frigatebird or atafa, breeds on Rose Atoll.