Black-vented Shearwater

Puffinus opisthomelas

Order

PROCELLARIIFORMES

Family

Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)

Code 4

BVSH

Code 6

PUFOPI

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked Seabird
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Gray-brown
Forehead Color: Gray-brown
Nape Color: Gray-brown
Throat Color: White, gray
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 33-36 cm (13-14 in)
Weight: 275 g (9.7 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: Quick low flight with stiff short wing beats followed by a glide.
Wingspan Range: 76-89 cm (30-35 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings, Long-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Brown-black
Under Tail: Gray
Leg Color: Pink

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