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Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica)
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2654
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2665
(4 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2664
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Typical birds on the water with the slender neck party and the tail longer than the primary tips. |
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2663
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2662
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2661
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Fresh plumage. Typical profile. |
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2660
(3 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Has almost the same leg-color as Pink-footed. |
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2659
(4 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Pale bird. Notice the slender neck and small head, compared to Pink-footed. |
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2658
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2657
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Almost overexposed the neck of this bird appears almost as contrasting as on the smaller black and white shearwaters. |
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2656
(2 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Compared to 2655 the tail here is long and diagnostic. |
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2655
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Assume the tail is still growing on this bird. Could be confused with Black-vented..? |
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2666
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Looks very broad-winged here. |
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2653
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Fresh plumage with regular lines and bright feather edges to the coverts. |
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2652
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2651
(2 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2650
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Pale bird with partly darker underwing. Long tail. |
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2649
(2 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Also common pale bird. |
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2648
(2 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
A classic pale bird. |
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2647
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Bright bird. The underside is here exaggerated bright because of overexposure, but generally it white on the underside, with dark remiges and a narrow dark front edge to the underwing. The undertail is dusky to a varying degree, which the species shares with Pink-footed and Black-vented Shearwaters. Latter, however, pertains to the small shearwaters, and would appear more compact in flight than here. The long tail is diagnostic for Wedge-tailed. |
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2646
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
A medium dark individual. A good example of the profile of this species. |
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2645
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Bright bird. The tail is growing, otherwise the broad wings, the small head and the slender greenish gray head are good indications for this species. |
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2644
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Bright bird. The species looks a lot like Pink-footed, but has a smaller head, and slimmer neck, and is generally more cooly brown on the upperside, has a broader wing base, often a more slender and greenish gray bill with less contrast to the dark bill tip. The dark neck sides are more gray and sharper defined than on Pf. The long tail, when fully grown, is also diagnostic. |
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2643
(3 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Dark bird. Can remind of a Pink-footed but notice the long tail which is diagnostic. OUt of 3-400 birds we only saw a handful dark birds. |
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2677
(2 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2688
(5 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Dark bird. Resembles a Sooty Shearwater, but the broad wings and the long tail are pretty clear here. The underwing shows a diffuse whitish cast to the coverts, but not marked enough for a Sooty. The bill is probably also too strong for a Sooty. And further more, Sooty is not common in these waters. |
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2687
(2 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2686
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2685
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2684
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
A bird in heavy molt. Don't know if it indicates a young bird, since the adult bird normally have complete their molt at this time of year. |
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2683
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2682
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2681
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2680
(2 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2679
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Fresh plumage. |
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2678
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Foot study. |
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2689
(4 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Dark bird. Other than 2688. Has a longer tail, but otherwise the same comment applies as with 2688. |
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2676
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Most birds seem to be fully molted to a fresh plumage at this time of year. |
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2675
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2674
(3 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2673
(2 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Long wings typical for a bird that spends the majority of its time soaring above the waves. |
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2672
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Some 3-400 birds did we see this day, where the different flocks allowed us to get rather close. |
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2671
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2670
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
Dark and bright bird. |
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2669
(1 photos)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
One dark and three pale birds. Same apperance. Pigeon-like head. |
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2668
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
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2667
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) monotypic Kilehalet Skråpe ~ Pardela Cola Cuña ~ Kilstjärtslira 2018-04-15 Puerto Ángel Pelágico (oax), Mexico
The angled wing probably assures that the size is correctly assessed, otherwise the bird appears rather small and slender, like one of the small shearwaters. |