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Great Shearwater

Ardenna gravis
Family
Shearwaters and Petrels
Order
Procellariiformes
Codes
greshe, GRSH
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
SpeciesArdenna gravis
Codesgreshe, GRSH
Identification

The Great Shearwater (Ardenna gravis) is a member of the Shearwaters and Petrels family within the order Procellariiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code greshe when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Shearwaters and Petrels
Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes halli
Northern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis
Southern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialoides
Antarctic Petrel
Thalassoica antarctica
Pintado Petrel
Daption capense
Great Shearwater photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Ardenna gravis

Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes

eBird Code: greshe