Sooty Shearwater

Overview

Sooty Shearwater (Ardenna grisea) is a species of Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels (Procellariidae) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Ardenna; binomial: Ardenna grisea; authority: (Gmelin, JF, 1789).

Distribution

Breeding range: worldwide. Non-breeding range: n to North Atlantic to Greenland and nw Europe, and n Pacific to Gulf of Alaska and w USA.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.