Black-vented Shearwater
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Size
Length: ??cm (??in), Wingspan: ??cm (??in)
Field Marks
Medium-size shearwater. Brown upperparts not contrasting with white underparts. Brown undertail coverts. Underwings white with brown trailing edge. Sexes similar.
Similar species
Manx Shearwater has white undertail coverts and more contrast between the upperparts and the underparts. Pink-footed Shearwater is larger with a darker chest and darker underwings. Immature gulls are superficially similar but can be separated at great distances by their different flight styles. Shearwaters fly closer to the surface of the water, often disappearing behind swells, alternating flaps with long glides on downcurved wings.
Sounds
Feeding & Behavior
Habitat & Nesting
Pelagic bird only coming ashore to breed. Often seen from shore.
Range
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