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Australian Petrels, Shearwaters



FAMILY : Petrels, Shearwaters

Great Shearwater
(Puffinus gravis)
Great Shearwater
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Huttons Shearwater
(Puffinus huttoni)
Huttons Shearwater
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Manx Shearwater
(Puffinus puffinus)
Manx Shearwater
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Pink-footed Shearwater
(Puffinus creatopus)
Pink-footed Shearwater
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Short-tailed Shearwater
(Puffinus tenuirostris)
Short-tailed Shearwater
Body and bill dark brown, feet light brown. Wings narrow, pointed at tip. Underwing coloration variable from brown to grey-brown. Short rounded tail. Body up to 43 cm long.

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Sooty Shearwater
(Puffinus griseus)
Sooty Shearwater
The Fleshy-footed Shearwater is a large very dark brown petrel. The bill is pale flesh or whitish green tipped with dark grey. The legs and feet are pink. Click to continue>
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
(Puffinus pacificus)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
The Wedge-tailed Shearwater is a grey-brown petrel with distinctive wedge-shaped tail. It has a grey bill and pink feet. Most of these birds in Australia are dark all over, but some are white breasted. Click to continue>
Antarctic Petrel
(Thalassoica antarctica)
Antarctic Petrel
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FAMILY : Storm-Petrels

Grey-backed Storm-Petrel
(Garrodia nereis)
Grey-backed Storm-Petrel
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Wilsons Storm-Petrel
(Oceanites oceanicus)
Wilsons Storm-Petrel
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Leachs Storm-Petrel
(Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
Leachs Storm-Petrel
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White-faced Storm-Petrel
(Pelagodroma marina)
White-faced Storm-Petrel
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