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Streaked Shearwater

Animals; Birds

The Streaked Shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas is a species of seabird. This species is pelagic, but also occurs in inshore waters. It occurs in the Pacific Ocean, nesting in Japan and many of its ...

Gould's Petrel

Animals; Birds

Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera) is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family. It is a small petrel.

Cory's Shearwater

Animals; Birds

The Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. This species breeds on islands and cliffs in the Mediterranean, with the odd outpost on the ...

Jouanin's Petrel

Animals; Birds

Jouanin's Petrel (Bulweria fallax) is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family. Its natural habitats are open seas and shallow seas. It has been recorded breeding on Socotra.

Bulwer's Petrel

Animals; Birds

The Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) is a small petrel in the family Procellariidae, and is one of two species in the genus Bulweria.

Dark-rumped Petrel

Animals; Birds

The Galápagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) is a large, long-winged gadfly petrel. The species was once known as the Dark-rumped Petrel, although recent taxonomic changes have eliminated that name ...

Stejneger's Petrel

Animals; Birds

Stejneger's Petrel (Pterodroma longirostris) is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels. This species is highly pelagic, rarely approaching land, except to nest and rear young. It ...

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