Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels
Streaked Shearwater
Calonectris leucomelas
NTNear Threatened
- Family
- Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels (Procellariidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
The streaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas) is a species of seabird in the petrel family Procellariidae. It is native to the Western Pacific and ranges from Japan to Australia.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds coastal islands from Russian Far East, Korean Peninsula, and Japan to islands off western Taiwan; ranges western Pacific to Philippines, Indonesia, and northern Australia eastward through Melanesia to Micronesia.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Streaked 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.
