- Calonectris leucomelas
Identification
45–52 cm (17¾-20½ in) 103–113 cm wingspan.
- Scaled, dark greyish-brown upperparts
- White underparts
- White head has variable light to heavy pale brown streaks
- Uppertail coverts can be white, forming a pale "horseshoe"
- White forehead
- Pale bill
- Pink legs and feet
When resting on water can remind of a younger California Gull due to the long neck and small head.
Distribution
Pacific Ocean, nesting in Japan and many of its offshore islands. After breeding, they migrate southward with the highest wintering concentration around and north of New Guinea but with birds seen towards southern Australia and well off the west coast of the United States.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Marine and inshore waters, partly pelagic.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of fish and squid.
Breeding
They use burrows to nest in, preferring forested hills.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Paper describing non-breeding distribution of Streaked Shearwater
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Streaked Shearwater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Streaked_Shearwater
External Links
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