Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels
Great Shearwater
Ardenna gravis
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels (Procellariidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
The great shearwater (Ardenna gravis) is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. It breeds colonially on rocky islands in the South Atlantic. Outside the breeding season it ranges widely in the Atlantic.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds Tristan da Cunha group (mainly) and Kidney Island (Falkland Islands; few); ranges in Atlantic off southern South America and southern Africa, and northward to southern Greenland and northwestern Europe.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Great shearwater
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
