North American Bird Search Box
This search box can be used to find bird species using bird's english, french or latin name, or to identify bird by its 4 letter Alpha Code
Field Guide for all the Birds of North America
Sooty Shearwater
4 Letter (english names) Alpha Code: SOSH (1)
Puffin fuligineux
Ardenna grisea
Information, images and range maps on over 1,000 birds of North America, including sub-species, vagrants, introduced birds and possibilities
Life, Habitat & Pictures of North American Shearwaters
| Name | B L | W W | W | Family | Latin Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sooty Shearwater | 17" 43.2cm | 40" 101.6cm | 1.7lb 771.1g | Procellariidae | Ardenna grisea |
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- Year Around
- Winter
The Sooty Shearwater is one of the darker shearwaters seen on the oceans. Its plumage is an all-dark brown. This pelagic seabird is fairly common and it is seen in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The Short-tailed Shearwater, which inhabits the Pacific Ocean, is very similar to this shearwater and close examination is needed to tell them apart.
References to Other Bird Sites:
ABA - American Birding Association This site represents an organization that maintains official records of all birds species that have been proven to have been seen inside the perimeters of the North American Continent and the surrounding bodies of water. Regular revised versions are posted to keep the bird list current at all times. This is the list used by all serious birders over their lifetime. You may be aware of the movie called the "Big Year". It was with this list that all the competing birders used in an attempt to set a new record as to how many bird species that could be seen by an individual birder in one calendar year.