Description
provided by World Register of Marine Species
Small shearwaters. Sturdy in build. More aquatic and less aerially adapted than other shearwaters. Wings shorter. Tarsus compressed laterally and sharp-edged in front. Legs pale flesh to blue or dusky. Bill long, slender, but shorter than Calonectris, nasal tubes open dorsally. Tail long, rounded or wedge-shaped.
- license
- cc-by-4.0
- copyright
- WoRMS Editorial Board
- bibliographic citation
- Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>
- contributor
- Edward Vanden Berghe [email]
