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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
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
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BODY
Length Range:
33-36 cm (13-14 in)
Weight:
275 g (9.7 oz)
Size:
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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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X