Wedge-tailed shearwater

Japanese: オナガミズナギドリ - おながみずなぎどり(英語表記)wedge-tailed shearwater
Wedge-tailed shearwater

A seabird of the order Pelecaniformes and family Pelecanidae. It breeds on islands in the warm waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is 39 centimeters long. There are two types, one with a dark brown body and one with a white underside, but in Japan, the latter breeds on the Ogasawara Islands.

[Hiroshi Hasegawa]

[References] | Petrel

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

鳥綱ミズナギドリ目ミズナギドリ科の海鳥。太平洋、インド洋の暖海域にある島で繁殖する。全長39センチメートル。全身暗褐色と下面白色の2型があるが、日本では後者が小笠原(おがさわら)諸島で繁殖する。

[長谷川博]

[参照項目] | ミズナギドリ

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