BirdUp · Species
Buller's Shearwater
Ardenna bulleri(Salvin, 1888)
- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Ardenna
At a glance
The Buller's Shearwater is a large bird, about 46–47 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 46–47 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Buller's Shearwater look like?
The Buller's Shearwater is a large bird, about 46–47 cm long and weighing 339–499 g.
Buller's shearwater is a Pacific species of seabird in the family Procellariidae; it is also known as the grey-backed shearwater or New Zealand shearwater. A member of the black-billed wedge-tailed Thyellodroma group, among the larger shearwaters of the genus Ardenna, it forms a superspecies with the wedge-tailed shearwater.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Buller's Shearwater?
The Buller's Shearwater is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Buller's Shearwater eat?
The Buller's Shearwater feeds on fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
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