Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) - HBW 1, p. 253
French: Puffin fouquet
German: Keilschwanz Sturmtaucher
Spanish: Pardela del Pacífico
Taxonomy: Procellaria pacifica Gmelin, 1789, Pacific Ocean; restricted to Kermadec Island.
Several subspecies proposed, but considerable individual variation disrupts patterns. May form superspecies with P. bulleri. Monotypic.
Distribution: Tropical and subtropical Indian and Pacific Oceans: in Indian Ocean, breeds from Madagascar area E to W Australia; in Pacific, breeds from Japan S to E Australia, and E to Revillagigedo Is (off W Mexico), Marquesas Is and Pitcairn I.
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Pair 'singing' behind accommodation, filmed in 'nightshot'. Locality Lady Elliot Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Tom Tarrant 27 November 2006 4 years ago 53 sec 4.4 -
Two birds in the nest Locality Midway, Hawaiian Islands (Monotypic species)
Bill Scholtz 9 May 2001 9 years ago 25 sec 4.4 -
A pair at their nest burrow, filmed in infra-red Locality Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Peter Nash 25 October 2006 6 years ago 53 sec 4.2 -
A bird flying over the sea Locality Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 1995 8 years ago 37 sec 4.2 -
An individual digging a new burrow. Locality Ouvéa Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 24 October 2010 2 years ago 29 sec 4.1 -
An adult resting beside the entrance of its nest Locality Cousin Island, Seychelles (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 August 2000 7 years ago 11 sec 4.1
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Close view of two birds in their burrow
Locality Ka'ena Point Natural Area Reserve, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands
beto_matheus 9 May 2010 2 years ago 3.9 -
A bird in flight.
Locality Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Fran Trabalon 28 October 2007 1 year ago 3.7 -
Burrows in a colony of shearwaters.
Locality Kilauea Point, Kauai, Hawaiian Islands (Monotypic species)
Juanjo Ramos 17 August 2008 4 years ago 3.7 -
Downy young at nest.
Locality Kilauea Point, Kauai, Hawaiian Islands (Monotypic species)
Juanjo Ramos 17 August 2008 4 years ago 3.7 -
Wedge-tailed shearwater near its burrow on an islet of the Southern Lagoon
Locality Southern Lagoon, South Province, New Caledonia
Julien Baudat-Franceschi 7 December 2011 37 weeks ago 3 -
A pair in front of its burrow on an islet of the Southern Lagoon
Locality Southern Lagoon, South Province, New Caledonia
Julien Baudat-Franceschi 7 December 2011 37 weeks ago 3
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Recorded just after sunset Locality Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Peter Strauss 24 November 2003 2 years ago 5 -
An adult singing in a breeding colony, at night. Locality Ouvéa Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 24 October 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Several adults singing and calling in a breeding colony, at night. Locality Ouvéa Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 24 October 2010 2 years ago 3.5
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