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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
02/05/2024 12:48:18 AM |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Heinroth's Shearwater* |
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Puffinus heinrothi |
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Description (10)
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Heinroth's Shearwater
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Family
Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)
Size
23 - 27 cm
First Described (Guide)
Reichenow, 1919
Habitat
Coastal waters.
Papua New Guinea (B), Solomon Islands (B), Western Central Pacific (NB).
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Bismarck Archipelago and seas around Bougainville in Papua New Guinea and Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and stable.
Status VU
Threats are predation from introduced rats and feral cats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Silent at sea.
Nest
In a burrow.
Subspecies
Often included in Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) and sometimes also in Little Shearwater (Puffinus assimilis).
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Plumage similar to Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris) but it has short, stubby wings, weak flight and longer bill and differs from Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) in its browner plumage, dark body and less white on underwing.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Heinroths Shearwater see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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