Birds of Guyana

    PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels)  
Genus: Ardenna (1 species, 7 worldwide)

Ardenna is a genus of shearwater, which are large (around 40 cm.) pelagic diving birds.


Great Shearwater
Great Shearwater (Ardenna gravis)
South Africa  
   
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.

Great Shearwater
Great Shearwater (Ardenna gravis)
East of the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia
  Note grey on belly.
   
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info



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