Prakruti Parichay
ProcellariidaePuffinus

Audubon's Shearwater

Pufffnus Ihenninieri

30–30 cmMedium
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident or breeding visitor? India? Maldives. Small size with comparatively short broad wings Blackish upperparts, white underparts with dark on breast sides; white wing-linings, axillaries and flanks, with broad dark margins to underwing. Flies with fairly fast wing-beats interspersed with short glides low over sea. although often rises in low arcs in strong winds. Sometimes associates with other seabirds; occasionally follows fishing boats. Catches prey by plunge-diving followed by underwater pursuit, and by pattering across the surface with legs dangling. Offshore and pelagic waters.

Colour

WhiteBlack
Average size
30 cm
Habitat
Offshore and pelagic waters.
Behaviour
Resident or breeding visitor?, Sometimes associates with other seabirds, occasionally follows fishing boats. Catches prey by plunge-diving followed by underwater pursuit, and by pattering across the surface with legs dangling.

About this bird

Resident or breeding visitor? India? Maldives. Small size with comparatively short broad wings Blackish upperparts, white underparts with dark on breast sides; white wing-linings, axillaries and flanks, with broad dark margins to underwing. Flies with fairly fast wing-beats interspersed with short glides low over sea. although often rises in low arcs in strong winds. Sometimes associates with other seabirds; occasionally follows fishing boats. Catches prey by plunge-diving followed by underwater pursuit, and by pattering across the surface with legs dangling. Offshore and pelagic waters.

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Audubon's Shearwater is bigger than Amur Falcon but smaller than Lesser Kestrel.

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Audubon's Shearwater

Pufffnus Ihenninieri

30–30 cm