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Puffinus griseus

Photo by Joe Cockram.
Photo taken: Atlantic Ocean, not too far from Scilly.

[edit] Identification

Length 17-18" (43-46 cm), wingspan 40" (101 cm). Narrow. pointed wings. Uniformly dark brown except whitish wing linings.

[edit] Distribution

They breed in small islands in the south Pacific and south Atlantic Oceans, mainly around New Zealand, the Falkland Islands and Tierra del Fuego.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Islands.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes fish and squid. They will also follow fishing boats to take fish scraps thrown overboard.

They breed in huge colonies and the female lays 1 white egg. They nest in burrows lined with plant material which are visited only at night to avoid predation by large gulls.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages
• View more images of this species on the ABID