Species:

Great Shearwater (Ardenna gravis)

Yelkouan Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan)

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Length (cm):
43-51
30-36
Wingspan (cm):
100-118
30-36
Weight (gram):
715-950
330-485
Size group:
Crow-size
Crow-size
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Appearance:

Large shearwater with distinct, marked, dark cap and white collar. Blotched belly and underwings. White upper tail-coverts forms a horseshoe mark, but note that Cory's Shearwater may show the same. Dark patch at side of neck. Bill dark. Flight action powerful, with alternating glides and rapid bursts of beats with stiff wings. Seldom soars.

Sound:

Calls at breeding ground a deep, soft, moaning "oooh-aahh" ("surprised or shocked old lady"). Tone fairly clear, and pitch rising and falling.

Distribution:

Wikipedia: map (se also Xeno-canto below)

Ecology:

Birdlife ecology

Links:

Observation.org Latest observations

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Sound search at Xeno-canto

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Distribution:

IUCN Redlist Map

Ecology:

Birdlife ecology

Links:

Observation.org Latest observations

Video IBC

Image search Flickr NB! May give other species

Sound search at Xeno-canto

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Similar species (sound):
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Gull-like
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Gull-like
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