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Bird Call Credits: The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Martyn Stewart, Redmond, Washington USA. The reuse or copying of bird calls in this database is strictly forbidden.

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Wedge-tailed Shearwater Dark Morph: Large shearwater, dark brown overall with black-tipped, dark gray bill. Tail is long and pointed in flight and extends past the pink legs and feet, fans to wedge-shaped when banking turns or landing. The dark morph form is most often seen off the Pacific Coast.

● Song: "ka-woooo-er"

● Foraging & Feeding: Wedge-tailed Shearwater Dark Morph: Feeds during the day on larval forms of goatfish, mackerel, scad, and flying squid driven to the surface by schools of predatory fish (e.g., skipjack tuna).

● Breeding & nesting: Wedge-tailed Shearwater Dark Morph: One white egg is laid in a burrow lined with plant material. Incubation ranges from 48 to 56 days and is carried out by both parents.

● Similar species: Wedge-tailed Shearwater Dark Morph: Flesh-footed Shearwater has dull pink bill and short, rounded tail. Short-tailed Shearwater is brown-black overall with short, black bill and gray-black legs and feet.

Flight Pattern