Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) [XC658676]
by from New South Wales, Australia (call)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) [XC840629]
by Sreekar from Coral Sea, Gladstone Regional, Queensland, Australia (song)
Nest
In a chamber at the end of a burrow, sparsely lined with grass andfeathers, in sand under roots, and crevices under rocks, creepers, and bushes, or in palm logs. In colonies.
Eggs (Guide)
1; dull, white, becoming stained; oval to ellipsoidal; about 63 x 41 mm. Incubation: about 50 days; by both sexes.
Young
Altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in about 70 days.
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