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Weight:
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333 - 480 g (about the weight of a tin of beans) |
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Size:
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34 – 39 cm from head to tail (a bit taller than a sheet of A4)
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Wingspan:
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78-90 cm (that’s almost a meter!)
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Name:
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Yelkouan Shearwater which means “wind chaser”
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Latin Name:
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Puffinus yelkouan
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Habitat:
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Rocky cliffs during the breeding season, at sea during the rest of the year.
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Social Life:
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A colonial nester. Yelkouans also form small groups at sea.
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Food:
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Fish, squid, shrimps, possibly discards from trawlers.
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Location:
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Endemic to the Mediterranean.
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Status:
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Currently evaluated as “secure” but there are probably less than 30,000 breeding
pairs and the species remains in decline. This is likely to change.
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