Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel - Birdline Australia
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Casuarina Nature Park
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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Map Coordinates: -12.35073, 130.87566
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Not specified
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In-hand

Observation details

Found by Mairi Walsh, washing around in the waves at the beach and handed it in. It has since died and will be given to the Darwin Museum. There are 2 possibilities i.e. Matsudaira's or Swinhoe's and differentiating feature at this stage is the DEEP TAIL-FORK (MSP). There seem to be a lack of white tail primaries visible on most MSP's (and actually on Swinhoes's to a degree also). Image Credits: Amanda Lilleyman, Christy Davies, John Rawsthorne

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