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Great Shearwater

Puffinus gravis

body mass

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849 g

(adult)

developmental mode

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altricial
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/altricial

Definition: Parent(s) provide food and thermoregulation (e.g., passerines).

Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109

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ecoregion

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Tristan Da Cunha-Gough Islands Shrub And Grasslands
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Tristan_Da_Cunha-Gough_Islands_shrub_and_grasslands

Attribution: https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at0803

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Scotia Sea Islands Tundra
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Scotia_Sea_Islands_tundra

Attribution: https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/an1103

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North Atlantic Moist Mixed Forests
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/North_Atlantic_moist_mixed_forests

Attribution: https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/pa0429

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Patagonian Steppe
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Patagonian_steppe

Attribution: http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/NT0805

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Madeira Evergreen Forests
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Madeira_evergreen_forests

Attribution: https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/pa0425

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foraging habitat

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marine pelagic
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000023

Definition: The marine pelagic biome (pelagic meaning open sea) is that of the marine water column, from the surface to the greatest depths.

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foraging time

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nocturnal
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q309179

Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the night and sleeping during the day

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geographic distribution

United States Species List
United States
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001

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the palearctic
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106447

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Afrotropics
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Afrotropical

Attribution: https://www.oneearth.org/realms/afrotropics/

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Antarctica
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255152

Attribution: GeoNames

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The Neotropics
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q217151

Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface

Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Neotropic.svg

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log10 productivity

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-0.92

migration

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nonmigratory
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/nonmigratory

Definition: Does not make seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds.

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nest type

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cavity
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/nestCavity

Definition: The nest is placed in a cavity with a narrow/protected entrance.

Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109

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parental care

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pair provides care
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/parentalCarePair

Definition: Both parents feed and nurture offspring.

Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109

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trophic guild

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vertivore
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/vertivore

Definition: carnivorous animal which eats primarily vertebrates

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