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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna griseus
Order
PROCELLARIIFORMES
Family
Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Code 4
SOSH
Code 6
PUFGRI
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Hooked Seabird
Eye Color:
Dark brown to black-brown.
Head pattern:
Plain
Crown Color:
Dark gray-brown
Forehead Color:
Dark gray-brown
Nape Color:
Dark gray-brown
Throat Color:
Dark gray-brown.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
46-51 cm (18-20 in)
Weight:
977 g (34.49 oz)
Size:
Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary:
Black, Gray
Underparts:
Dark gray-brown.
Upperparts:
Dark gray-brown
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Alternates between strong flapping flight and gliding.
Wingspan Range:
94-109 cm (37-43 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
Tail shape:
Squared Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid
Upper Tail:
Dark gray-brown
Under Tail:
Dark gray-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