Streaked shearwater – Calonectris leucomelas – is a large pelagic W Pacific shearwater of Type – seabird, Family Procellariidae and Order Procellariiformes. It breeds on islands off E Asia but spends the rest of its time at sea between E Asia, SE Asia and Australia. The AWB Region lies outside of its normal range but it is recorded as Accidental in Oman waters.
Type - seabird - nests in burrows in forested islands, Typical Habitat - pelagic W Pacific Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae Genus: Calonectris Species - Calonectris leucomelas Streaked shearwater - Species - ebird.org Streaked shearwater - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Streaked shearwater - Birds - nzbirdsonline.org.nz Streaked shearwater - Species - thainationalparks.com Streaked shearwater - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Streaked shearwater - Images - google.com Streaked shearwater - Video - youtube.com Streaked shearwater - Datazone - birdlife.org