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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Christmas Shearwater
Puffinus nativitatis
Order
PROCELLARIIFORMES
Family
Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Code 4
CHSH
Code 6
PUFNAT
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Hooked Seabird
Eye Color:
Black
Head pattern:
Plain
Crown Color:
Black-brown
Forehead Color:
Brown
Nape Color:
Black brown
Throat Color:
Black brown
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
36-38 cm (14-15 in)
Weight:
415 g (14.63 oz)
Size:
Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary:
Brown
Underparts:
Brown
Upperparts:
Black brown with some pale edging to feathers on back.
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Alternates glides with rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range:
71-90 cm (28-35.4 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
Tail shape:
Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid
Upper Tail:
Brown
Under Tail:
Brown
Leg Color:
Gray
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X