Short-tailed Shearwater
Singapore Straits
27 Apr 1996


General details
Species Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
Record ID 796
Date 27 Apr 1996
Location Singapore Straits
Count 2 individuals
Date added 25 Oct 2021

Record accepted.

Committee's view
Background
Reported by Peter Kennerley. Descriptions of the birds and location available in the eBird checklist. They are reproduced here "Two seen, both in the morning and well within Singapore waters, first about 15 minutes out from the WTC before P. Seria, second was south of the Tuas anchorage and southwest of Sultan Shoal lighthouse. First bird seen @ 250 m, second more distant @ 400m. All dark shearwaters with short tail - thus eliminating Wedge-tailed, lacked pale silvery underwing of Sooty and was proportionately shorter winged than that species. Conditions still so fast flapping flight, no shearing."
Verdict Accepted / Wild (Verifiable)

References (see all)
References eBird
Wang & Hails (2007) Record is absent in source
Lim (2009) Record is absent in source

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (2021). Record 796: Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/796/.

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