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| − | + | [[Image:070908 Black-vented Shearwater 5912.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Glen+Tepke|Glen Tepke}}<br />Santa Barbara Channel, [[California]], [[USA]], September 2007]] | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | *Brown-black upperparts | ||
| + | *Dirty white underparts, but black on undertail coverts | ||
| + | *Brown mottling on sides of breast and flanks | ||
| + | *Ill-defined dusky collar (may continue across the chest) | ||
| + | *Dark cap and tail | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | [[Townsend's Shearwater]], [[Newell's Shearwater]], and [[Manx Shearwater]] all are more constrasty with cleaner underside | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Islands off west coast of [[Baja California]]. Disperses to adjacent waters stretching from Chiapas [[Mexico]] to [[California]] ([[USA]]). | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Open sea. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | == | + | The diet includes fish, crustaceans, and squid. |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#What Bird | ||
| + | #BirdLife International | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Puffinus+opisthomelas}} | {{GSearch|Puffinus+opisthomelas}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Puffinus]] |
Latest revision as of 00:03, 5 October 2014
- Puffinus opisthomelas
Identification
- Brown-black upperparts
- Dirty white underparts, but black on undertail coverts
- Brown mottling on sides of breast and flanks
- Ill-defined dusky collar (may continue across the chest)
- Dark cap and tail
Similar Species
Townsend's Shearwater, Newell's Shearwater, and Manx Shearwater all are more constrasty with cleaner underside
Distribution
Islands off west coast of Baja California. Disperses to adjacent waters stretching from Chiapas Mexico to California (USA).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Open sea.
Behaviour
The diet includes fish, crustaceans, and squid.
References
- 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.
- What Bird
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-vented Shearwater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-vented_Shearwater
