Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Shearwaters and Petrels :: Streaked Shearwater

Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas

Described by: Temminck (1835)
Alternate common name(s): Streak-headed Shearwater, White-faced Shearwater, White-faced Shearwater
Old scientific name(s): Puffinus leucomelas

Photographs

Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA - Oct 12, 2008 © Todd Easterla  Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA - Oct 12, 2008 © Todd Easterla  Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA - Oct 12, 2008 © Todd Easterla 
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Range

W. Pacific Ocean and ex. e. Indian Ocean;
Breeds on Japanese coastal is. from Hokkaido s. to Kyushu, off Korea (Ullung-do, Chuja-do, Cheju-do), ne. China (s. to Shantung) as well as the Izu Is., Bonin Is. and Taiwan (Pescadores).
Disperses to Siberia (Kuril and Sakhalin Is.) s. to the Philippines, Borneo, c. Coral Sea and e. through Sulawesi, Moluccas, New Guinea, Palau Is. to the Bismarck Archipelago and n. Australia from n. Western Australia (Kimberley region), the Northern Territory (off Arnhem Land), Queensland (Torres Strait, Brisbane, Point Lookout on North Stradbroke Island) and New South Wales (Wollongong).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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