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Species
Calonectris leucomelas Temminck, 1836
Nomenclature
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Family: ProcellariidaeGenus: Calonectris
Species:
Calonectris leucomelas Temminck, 1836
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Streaked Shearwater, White faced/White fronted/Streak headed Shearwater
Media
SUMMARY
Slender build, head smaller, with bill long and thin. Head motted above giving way to pale forehead. In worn plumage can have white crescent at base of tail. Juvenile as adult.