Little Shearwater

Puffinus assimilis

Order

PROCELLARIIFORMES

Family

Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)

Code 4

LISH

Code 6

PUFASS

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked Seabird
Eye Color: Brown-black to black.
Head Pattern: Capped
Crown Color: Gray-brown
Forehead Color: Gray-brown
Nape Color: Gray-brown
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 25-30 cm (10-12 in)
Weight: 227 g (8 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: White, Brown
Underparts: White
Upperparts: Gray-brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Alternates high soaring arcs and glides with rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 58-69 cm (23-27 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Dark Brown
Upper Tail: Gray-brown
Under Tail: Gray
Leg Color: Gray

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