Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) - HBW 1, p. 254
French: Puffin fuligineux
German: Dunkler Sturmtaucher
Spanish: Pardela Sombría
Other common names: Sombre Petrel/Shearwater
Taxonomy: Procellaria grisea Gmelin, 1789, Southern Hemisphere between 35° S and 50° S = New Zealand.
Monotypic.
Distribution: S Chile and Falkland Is; SE Australia and New Zealand area.
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Large feeding flock landing on surface of water, some diving, some taking off. Locality Breaksea Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand
Neil Robertson 16 February 2009 1 year ago 42 sec 4 -
Part of large flock, at rest, drifting close to boat. Locality Breaksea Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand
Neil Robertson 16 February 2009 1 year ago 30 sec 3.9 -
Several birds flying around a boat that is stopped to put out chum to attract seabirds Locality Oban, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 22 November 2005 5 years ago 22 sec 3 -
A bird sitting on the water and then pattering along the surface Locality Oban, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 22 November 2005 5 years ago 20 sec 2.9 -
Individuals in flight over the sea Locality Stanley (Puerto Argentino), East Falkland Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 24 February 2005 1 year ago 18 sec 2.5 -
A group of birds taking off and flying away Locality Dixon Entrance, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species)
Gary Kaiser 18 June 1999 4 years ago 9 sec 2.5
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Bird starting to fly off
Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 August 2008 2 years ago 3 -
Sooty Shearwater flying
Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 July 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Sooty Shearwater flying.
Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 July 2009 2 years ago 3
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An adult calling softly in a burrow Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
Laurent Demongin 25 October 2010 1 year ago 5
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