Short-tailed Shearwater

Puffinus tenuirostris

Order

PROCELLARIIFORMES

Family

Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)

Code 4

SRTS

Code 6

PUFTEN

ITIS

HEAD

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

BODY

Length Range: 41-43 cm (16-17 in)
Weight: 544 g (19.2 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: Dark Brown
Upperparts: Dark Brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Purposeful strong flaps followed by long glides., Soars on brisk winds.
Wingspan Range: 97-99 cm (38-39 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Dark Brown
Under Tail: Dark Brown
Leg Color: Dark Gray

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