Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Great Shearwater (Puffinus gravis) - HBW 1, p. 253
French: Puffin majeur
German: Großer Sturmtaucher
Spanish: Pardela Capirotada
Other common names: Greater Shearwater
Taxonomy: Procellaria Gravis O'Reilly, 1818, Cape Farewell and Staten Hook to Newfoundland.
May form superspecies with P. creatopus and P. carneipes. Monotypic.
Distribution: Nightingale and Inaccessible Is (Tristan da Cunha), Gough I; Kidney I (Falkland Is).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Different birds flying and gliding. Locality Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 21 February 2008 3 years ago 41 sec 3.4 -
A bird flying over the water Locality Antarctic and Subantarctic (Monotypic species)
Max Roth 14 September 2001 6 years ago 16 sec 3.2 -
A bird flying over the sea Locality Neotropical (Monotypic species)
Max Roth 31 August 2001 6 years ago 37 sec 3.2 -
Birds flying then landing on water to feed Locality Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 21 February 2008 3 years ago 31 sec 2.5
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Take-off showing underwing pattern
Locality Delaware, USA (United States)
Paul A Guris 19 November 2011 8 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 4.5 -
Coming in for a landing
Locality Delaware, USA (United States)
Paul A Guris 19 November 2011 8 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 4.5 -
In flight showing underwing and belly patterns
Locality Delaware, USA (United States)
Paul A Guris 19 November 2011 4 weeks ago 4.3 -
Group of 5 at 10 miles from shore
Locality Sagres, Vila do Bispo, Algarve Region, Portugal
auf 23 September 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
3 birds shearing over the waves in evening sunlight.
Locality Bay of Biscay, France
ben lascelles 15 September 2007 3 years ago 3.2 -
Great shearwater taking off with burley.
Locality Eden, New South Wales, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 5 March 2011 1 year ago 3
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