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Short-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus tenuirostris
Bird Family :"Petrels"
 Procellariidae
Description :Rare in local area. Length 43cm.
Typical Habitat :Coastal, ocenic.
Distribution :Common along the coast from Gladstone around to Perth.
Migration :Migrant / vagrant.
Introduced :No
Seen North Qld :  Yes
EPBC :Migratory

      Additional info ..locations seen (1)  ..    
      EPBC = Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (Commonwealth)
       

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