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Wedge-Tailed Shearwater
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Ardenna pacifica
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Range
Tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans, roughly between 35°N and 35°S
The wedge-tailed shearwater is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. It is one of the shearwaters sometimes called muttonbirds, like the sooty shearwater of New Zealand and the short-tailed shearwater of Australia. It is found throughout the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans, roughly between latitudes 35°N and 35°S (Wikipedia, general species account).
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- Where is the Wedge-Tailed Shearwater found?
- Tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans, roughly between 35°N and 35°S