Ardenna pacifica

Wedge-tailed Shearwater at Lord Howe Island Permanent Park

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Identification history

	Ardenna pacifica	23 Nov 2023	Liam.m
	Ardenna pacifica	23 Nov 2023	Darcy

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Several wedge-tailed shearwaters had already returned to their nest burrow for the day, we were watching them swoop in and land. This one was quite happy watching us from the undergrowth.

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Location information

Coordinates 159.059942 -31.534956
Altitude 56.5m
Maps Lord Howe Island Lord Howe Island Permanent Park
Places Lord Howe Island, NSW

Sighting information

20 Abundance
20 Oct 2023 04:06 PM Recorded on
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True Nesting site

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Ardenna pacifica Scientific name
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 93.29m Recorded at altitude
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