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Colloquial / Alternate names:Greater Shearwater Status in Europe:Rare Where and When:Breeds in the South Atlantic in the Tristan da Cunha group of islands and the Falklands - The population of about 5 million birds migrates to the North Atlantic during the Southern Hemispheres winter - Very rare in northern Europe- often only seen from pelagic trips far offshore Habitat: Sea Notes: Upperparts dark brown feathers on crown conspicuously darker than those on the back uppertail coverts white-tipped and form a conspicuous white band across the base of the rump underparts white usually with a dark smudge on the belly - undertail coverts gray - Common confusion species is immature Northern Gannet More Photos: Great Shearwater
Great Shearwater
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