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Calonectris leucomelas

Photo by Francksan
Muroran, Japan-10km from the coast.

[edit] Identification

48cm. Scaled, dark grey-brown upperparts, white underparts. White head has variable light to heavy pale brown streaks. Uppertail coverts can be white, forming a pale "horseshoe." The forehead is white. Bill is pale. Legs and feet are pink.

[edit] Distribution

Pacific Ocean, nesting in Japan and many of its offshore islands. After breeding, the it migrates toward southern Australia. It has been reported well off the west coast of the United States.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Open sea; pelagic.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes small fish and squid.

It uses burrows to nest in, preferring forested hills.

[edit] External Links

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