Tropical Shearwater (Indopacific) - Ross Silcock
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Date

Location

at sea 20 miles south at Santa Ana Island
Makira-Ulawa, Solomon Islands
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: -11.09, 162.42
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Typical "Tropical"-type shearwater; dark above, low flight with flaps and glides, obvious white "saddleback", black on crown extending below eye. Taxonomy of these "Indopacific" Tropical types is unsettled.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D3400
ISO
360
Focal length
400 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/500 sec
Dimensions
702 pixels x 554 pixels
Original file size
103.55 KB