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Streaked Shearwater

Calonectris leucomelas

Near Threatened · IUCN Red List

NTNear ThreatenedInvertebratesMarineCavity nestLarge · 580 g
Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas), photo 1
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 (tbc_watanabe) · CC BY 4.0
Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas), photo 2
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 (tbc_watanabe) · CC BY 4.0
Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas), photo 3
Photo: Matt Felperin (mattyfelp) · CC BY 4.0
Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas), photo 4
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 (tbc_watanabe) · CC BY 4.0
Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas), photo 5
Photo: Matt Felperin (mattyfelp) · CC BY 4.0
Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas), photo 6
Photo: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi) · CC BY 4.0
Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas), photo 7
Photo: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi) · CC BY 4.0
Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas), photo 8
Photo: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi) · CC BY 4.0
Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas), photo 9
Photo: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi) · CC BY 4.0

ID tip

This shearwater has broad wings with a brown upperside and white underwings. The head and neck are flecked white to almost complete white. The face and underparts are all white. The bill is grey to pink with a dark tip while the feet are pinkish-grey. Streaked shearwaters have a body length (from tip of bill to end of tail feathers) of 45 to 52 centimetres (18 to 20 in) and a wingspan between 103 and 113 centimetres (41 and 44 in).

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When to see the Streaked Shearwater

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Streaked Shearwater

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 16 countries with regular records, and 8 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Taiwan Japan Australia Indonesia South Korea India China Papua New Guinea Hong Kong SAR China Philippines Malaysia Micronesia Sri Lanka Palau Solomon Islands North Korea

Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Thailand, Russia, Israel, New Zealand, Réunion, Oman, Singapore.

About the Streaked Shearwater

The streaked shearwater is a species of seabird in the petrel family Procellariidae. It is native to the Western Pacific and ranges from Japan to Australia.

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Easily confused with

Cape Verde Shearwater (Calonectris edwardsii) Cape Verde ShearwaterCalonectris edwardsiiThe Cape Verde shearwater has a slim, dark bill, with head and upperparts darker than Cory's. Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris borealis) Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealisThis shearwater is identifiable by its size, at 45–56 cm (18–22 in) in length and with a 112–126 cm (44–50 in) wingspan. Scopoli's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedeaScopoli's shearwater is 45–52 cm (18–20 in) in overall length with a wingspan of 112–122 cm (44–48 in).

Side by side: Scopoli's Shearwater vs Streaked Shearwater · Pintado Petrel vs Streaked Shearwater

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