Streaked Shearwater

Calonectris leucomelas

Near Threatened

The Streaked Shearwater is a tubenose seabird of East Asian breeding islands and the western Pacific. 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

Streaked Shearwater Range — Resident or seasonal range in East Asian breeding islands and the western Pacific

Population

≈ 2.6M-4.3M

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