Audubons Shearwater

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Audubons Shearwater is a stocky seabird, small with dark brown upperparts and white lower parts. The under wings are white in color. Tail of this bird is dark brown with short and gray under tails. The main diet of this bird is fish and squid. The alternate wings beat rapidly with glides.This bird breeds on islands in the tropical areas around the world. It always travels along the northern Gulf streams from Caribbean and Bermuda. It spends most of its time on winter.

Interesting Facts:

The Audubon’s Shearwater feeds in different methods, both diving under the water to chase prey, hunt sinking, and surface feeding. Unlike other birds of its genus, it is not a ship follower. Their tweeting calls and mewing sound often heard at night in the breeding settlement.