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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
Order
PROCELLARIIFORMES
Family
Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Code 4
WTSH
Code 6
PUFPAC
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Hooked Seabird
Eye Color:
Light brown ring around central dark core.
Head pattern:
Plain
Crown Color:
Dark Brown
Forehead Color:
Dark brown
Nape Color:
Dark Brown
Throat Color:
Dark brown
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
43-48 cm (17-19 in)
Weight:
570 g (20.1 oz)
Size:
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:
Soaring with slow flapping wing beats followed by upward glide.
Wingspan Range:
97-104 cm (38-41 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
Tail shape:
Squared Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid
Upper Tail:
Dark Brown
Under Tail:
Dark 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