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Puffinus gravis
Photo by Joe Cockram
Photographed: Atlantic Ocean, not too far from Scilly

Also called Greater Shearwater

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.

Distribution

Taxonomy

Habitat

Behaviour

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