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Sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea) Half Moon Bay pelagic trip, California. Aug 17, 2019 Ardenna grisea,Geotagged,Sooty shearwater,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea)

Half Moon Bay pelagic trip, California. Aug 17, 2019

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The sooty shearwater is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. ''Ardenna'' was first used to refer to a seabird by Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi in 1603, and ''grisea'' is medieval Latin for "grey".

Similar species: Petrels And Albatrosses
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Oct 23, 2019. Captured Aug 17, 2019 12:02 in United States.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/11.0
  • 1/790s
  • ISO640
  • 358mm