Bird Fluttering Shearwater (Puffinus gavia)

[J.K.M]

Common Name: Fluttering Shearwater

Scientific Name: Puffinus gavia

Order: Procellariiformes

Family: Procellariidae

Other Names: NA

Distribution: Pelagic.

Habitat: Ocean.

Field Notes: 32-37cm. Bill dark grey with a paler lower mandible. Dark brown upper parts. Underparts white including chin and throat. Photos to follow.

 

[J.K.M]

Taken off Eaglehawk neck, SE TAS - 14-3-2012 - by JKM
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[J.K.M]

Taken off Eaglehawk neck, SE TAS - 14-3-2012 - by JKM
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