Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Ardenna pacifica - Puffin fouquet

Systematics

Order
:
Procellariiformes
Family
:
Procellariidés
Genus
:
Ardenna
Species
:
pacifica

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics

Size
: 46 cm
Wingspan
: 97 à 105 cm.
Weight
: 390 à 570 g

Longevity

29 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) is a species of bird in the Procellariidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Puffin fouquet,
Pardela del Pacífico,
pardela-rabilonga,
Keilschwanz-Sturmtaucher,
változékony vészmadár,
Wigstaartpijlstormvogel,
Berta del Pacifico,
kilstjärtslira,
Kilehalelire,
víchrovník klinochvostý,
buřňák klínoocasý,
Kilehalet Skråpe,
suippopyrstöliitäjä,
Keilstertpylstormvoël,
baldriga del Pacífic,
Hafskrofa,
burzyk klinosterny,
ķīļastes vētrasputns,
klinorepi viharnik,
Клинохвостый буревестник,
Penggunting-laut pasifik,
オナガミズナギドリ,
楔尾鹱,
นกจมูกหลอดหางพลั่ว,
長尾水薙鳥〔曳尾鸌〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands