And here the reason for my ID:
Underwing pattern: Clearly puts this bird into the Little Shearwater group
Facial pattern: Dark cap reaching well under eye-line (pro Subantarctic
[elegans]; contra 'normal' Little [assimilis, haurakiensis, kermadecensis,
tunneyi]).
Upperparts: Overall colour blueish black with pale tips causing pale bars (pro
Subantarctic; contra 'normal' Little).
Wings appear quite pointy and tail quite sharp-edged/diamond-shaped - not sure
if this is useful as well for ID (I think both tail and wings should appear
more roundish in 'normal' Little)
Nikolas
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Nikolas Haass
Brisbane, QLD
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From: Nikolas Haass <>
To: Peter Diegutis <>; ""
<>
Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 9:14 AM
Subject: Help with Mystery Shearwater
Hi Peter,
It's a Subantarctic Little Shearwater Puffinus [assimilis] elegans.
Nikolas
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Nikolas Haass
Brisbane, QLD
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From: Peter Diegutis <>
To: "" <>
Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 9:06 AM
Subject: Help with Mystery Shearwater
Good Morning Seabird Aficionados
The unscrupulous list-ticker in me wants to call this a Little Shearwater and
be done with it. But there's still enough honest sea-birder left for me to see
problems with this call.
The Bird: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aikirock01/
Location: 100NM southwest of the Snares Islands, NZ.
Time: About 3 weeks ago.
Your help is appreciated.
Cheers
Peter
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