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| − | ;Puffinus gravis | + | '''a.k.a. Greater Shearwater''' |
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[[Image:Great_Shearwater.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Joe Cockram<br>Photographed: Atlantic Ocean, not too far from Scilly]] | [[Image:Great_Shearwater.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Joe Cockram<br>Photographed: Atlantic Ocean, not too far from Scilly]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Length 18" (46 cm), wingspan 42-44" (107-112 cm). Gray-brown upper parts with dark cap, U-shaped white band at base of tail. White of underside extends up sides of neck, sometimes across nape. Dark bill. | Length 18" (46 cm), wingspan 42-44" (107-112 cm). Gray-brown upper parts with dark cap, U-shaped white band at base of tail. White of underside extends up sides of neck, sometimes across nape. Dark bill. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=56&bid=722 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=56&bid=722 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
{{GSearch|Puffinus+gravis}} | {{GSearch|Puffinus+gravis}} | ||
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a.k.a. Greater Shearwater
- Puffinus gravis
Identification
Length 18" (46 cm), wingspan 42-44" (107-112 cm). Gray-brown upper parts with dark cap, U-shaped white band at base of tail. White of underside extends up sides of neck, sometimes across nape. Dark bill.
