Short-tailed Shearwater
Description
Ardenna tenuirostris: The upper surface is a sooty black. The under surface is a sooty brown colour. It is stuffed and mounted in a squat-like position with the wings folded against the body. There are no eye exposing the white stuffing.
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One
of
the
most
numerous
shearwater
species
with
an
estimated
23
million
birds.
They
breed
on
islands
of
Australia.
They
can
be
seen
at
sea
of
New
Zealand
coast.
They
are
smaller
than
the
sooty
shearwaters
which
they
are
often
mistaken
for.
Accession number
A70.738.a
Collection type
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