Great Shearwater

Ardenna gravis

Least Concern

The Great Shearwater is a tubenose seabird of the South Atlantic and subtropical Atlantic islands. It ranges widely over the sea, using dynamic soaring or low gliding flight to find fish, squid, crustaceans, and carrion, and usually nests in burrows, crevices, or remote island colonies.

Family

Procellariidae

Group

Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels

Range

Great Shearwater Range — Resident or seasonal range in the South Atlantic and subtropical Atlantic islands

Population

≈ Unknown

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