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Puffinus pacificus (Gmelin, 1789) Wedge-tailed shearwater |
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| Family: | Procellariidae () | |||
| Max. size: | 46 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 570.0 g | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 66 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. Tropical to temperate. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Culmen: 4.04 cm; tarsus: 5.13 cm; wing: 31.0 cm. | |||
| Biology: | Total Length: 41 to 46 cm; Wingspan: 97 to 104 cm (Ref. 8812). Occupies ridges and burrows. Form small breeding colonies on headlands and the tops of coastal cliffs; found in groups of burrows rather than spread out (Ref. 89480). Colonial breeder on oceanic islands. Typically gregarious at sea; does not trail ships (Ref. 91362). Found along seashores (Ref. 83946) and the continental shelf. Exhibits pursuit-plunging and surface-diving (Ref. 81748). Feeding mode: contact dipping (birds flew close to the surface to catch their prey); feeding on the surface (birds catch their prey from a sitting position or surface dive); air dipping (observed infrequently; birds catch the flying fish) (Ref. 96995). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | (LC); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 Ref. 123251) | |||
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