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Alternative names: Christmas Island Shearwater; Kiritimati Shearwater

Puffinus nativitatis

[edit] Identification

36cm

• Dark brown
• Slightly paler underparts
• Dark brown underwings
• Short tail
• Brown-grey feet

[edit] Distribution

Widespread throughout tropical central Pacific Ocean including Christmas Island and surrounding islands.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Pelagic; nests on sandy islands.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

It nests on the surface. The single white egg is incubated for about 50 days.

[edit] Diet

It feeds at sea, and the diet includes squid, goatfish and flying fish.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

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