The Black-vented Shearwater is a seabird with brown-black upperparts and pale underparts. It breeds off Baja California and also ranges in coastal waters of Mexico and California.
The upperparts are brown-black and the underparts are dirty white. The undertail coverts are black, with brown mottling on the sides of the breast and flanks.
It lives over open sea and eats fish, crustaceans, and squid.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.