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Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna grisea(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Also known asTītī
- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Ardenna
At a glance
The Sooty Shearwater, listed as Near Threatened and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The sooty shearwater is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. In New Zealand, it is also known by its Māori name tītī, and is harvested by Māori people for muttonbird, like its relatives the wedge-tailed shearwater and the Australian short-tailed shearwater.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Sooty Shearwater?
The Sooty 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
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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