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Streaked Shearwater

Calonectris leucomelas
Family
Shearwaters and Petrels
Order
Procellariiformes
Codes
strshe, STRS, STSH
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
SpeciesCalonectris leucomelas
Codesstrshe, STRS, STSH
Identification

The Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas) 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 strshe 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
Streaked Shearwater photo
(c) Oscar Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Oscar Thomas

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Calonectris leucomelas

Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes

eBird Code: strshe