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Jun 11 |
Procellariidae |
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The Procellariidae – Petrels & Shearwaters are the ‘true Petrels’ and are a large family of pelagic, medium sized Seabirds found across all the Oceans of the World. They are characterized by their tubular...
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Jun 10 |
Hydrobatidae |
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The Hydrobatidae- Northern Storm-petrels are the smallest of Seabirds and are pelagic across the Northern Hemisphere Oceans. They have a fluttering and hovering flight which is used to pick food from the ocean surface such as...
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Jun 10 |
Oceanitidae |
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The Oceanitidae – Southern storm-petrels are the smallest Seabirds with a fluttering sometimes hovering flight where they feed on small fish and planktonic crustaceans at the surface. They are related to the the larger...
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Jun 4 |
Shearwaters |
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The Persian shearwater – Puffinus persicus is a Shearwater of the seabird family Procellariidae. It is a tropical pelagic seabird of the NW Indian Ocean, having two subspecies one in the N around the coasts of Arabia...
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Jun 4 |
Shearwaters |
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The Tropical shearwater – Puffinus bailloni is a small Shearwater of the seabird family Procellariidae. It has two populations, one in the Central Pacific and the other in the tropical Western Indian Ocean. In the AWB...
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Jun 3 |
Shearwaters |
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The Sooty shearwater – Ardenna grisea is a medium/large Shearwater of the Seabird family Procellariidae. Outside of the Breeding Season it is widely spread across the Tropical and Temperate Oceans of the World except in the...
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Jun 3 |
Shearwaters |
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The Wedge-tailed shearwater – Ardenna pacifica is a medium/large seabird of the Shearwater family Procellariidae. It is widely distributed over the Tropical areas of the N and S Pacific and Indian Oceans outside of the...
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May 30 |
Shearwaters |
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The Flesh-footed shearwater – Ardenna carneipes is a medium/large seabird of the Shearwater family Procellariidae. It is widely found across the N and S Pacific Oceans as well as the Indian Ocean. It has two main...
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May 30 |
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The Cory’s shearwater – Calonectris borealis is a large seabird of the family Procellariidae. It breeds on the Atlantic Islands off the NW Coast of Africa. After breeding it disperses widely over the Temperate and...
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May 29 |
Petrels |
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The Jouanin’s petrel – Bulweria fallax is a medium sized seabird of the Petrel and Shearwater family Procellariidae. It is a resident of the NW Indian Ocean. In the AWB Region it is found offshore of Somalia...
