Summary ²

The Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. In New Zealand it is also known by its Māori name tītī and as "muttonbird", like its relatives the Wedge-tailed Shearwater (P. pacificus) and the Australian Short-tailed Shearwater (P. tenuirostris).

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1. (c) Pablo Caceres Contreras, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/67677583@N00/1066850027
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffinus_griseus

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