Wedge-tailed Shearwater (species: Ardenna pacifica) in ALA: LIRS and surrounds using records to Oct. 2021 (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Ardenna pacifica
Wedge-tailed Shearwater


©Anne Hoggett: Wedge-tailed Shearwater near Lizard Island, January 2012

©Anne Hoggett: Wedge-tailed Shearwaters hunting baitfish outside the passage between Hicks and Hilder Reefs in January 2012

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Procellariiformes
Family Procellariidae
Genus Ardenna
Species Ardenna pacifica

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 47 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Domm, S. (1977). Sea birds and waders of the Lizard Island area, The Sunbird, 8: 1-8. LIRS catalog number 4.
  • Simpson, K., N. Day and P. Trusler (1996). Field Guide to the Birds of Australia: Fifth Edition Penguin Books, Australia.