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Shearwaters are medium-sized long-winged seabirds in the petrel family Procellariidae. They have a global marine distribution, but are most common in temperate and cold waters, and are pelagic outside the breeding season. Description.
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Great Shearwaters are ocean nomads, journeying thousands of miles each year from remote South Atlantic breeding grounds to cool North Atlantic waters in the boreal summer (their nonbreeding season).
Shearwaters are drab, slender-billed birds that range from 35 to 65 cm (14 to 26 inches) in length. The common name shearwater describes the birds’ habit of gliding on stiff wings along the troughs of waves. The name is sometimes also applied to the skimmers, an unrelated oceanic bird family.
Great Shearwaters are attracted to fishing boats, where they are vocal and aggressive. Outside of their breeding season, Great Shearwaters are most common in the cooler waters over the North Atlantic continental shelf. They breed on four small islands in the South Atlantic from September to May.
Feb 7, 2006 · The shearwater (order Procellariiformes, family Procellariidae) is a medium-sized seabird (up to 50 cm long) related to the albatross and fulmar. Shearwaters are all dark or dark above and white below.
They fly low over the ocean on stiff, straight wings, but arc higher and wheel steeply in strong winds. On the water, they show a strong dark-and-white contrast, with a dark cap set off by a white collar.
