Fluttering shearwater
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Species: | P. gavia
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Puffinus gavia (Forster, 1844)
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The fluttering shearwater (Puffinus gavia) is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family.
It is found in New Zealand and the Solomon Islands where its natural habitats are open seas and rocky shores.
It has in the past also been known as Forster's Shearwater.
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