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Streaked shearwater

Calonectris leucomelas (Temminck, 1836)

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The streaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 577 g to 580 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Streaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)
Photo: Kanachoro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the streaked shearwater

Weight
580 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
1.03 m – 1.22 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
cheilopogon agoo, european pilchard, gastropoda, octopus minor, seaweedsrc for Main food
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
64 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the streaked shearwater?

STREAKED SHEARWATER · WINGSPAN 1.22 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.22 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the streaked shearwater is about 72% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the streaked shearwater live?

Not recorded

What is the streaked shearwater?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Streaked shearwater” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Streaked_shearwater&oldid=1366747560), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the streaked shearwater endangered?

The streaked shearwater is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the streaked shearwater classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderProcellariiformes
  5. familyProcellariidae
  6. genusCalonectris
  7. SpeciesCalonectris leucomelas (Temminck, 1836)

Synonyms Calonectes leucomelas, Procellaria leucomelas, Puffinus leucomelas

Other names and names in other languages (51)
  • White-faced shearwaterEnglish
  • Gestreepte PylstormvoëlAfrikaans
  • جلم ماء مخططArabic
  • جلم الماء المخططArabic
  • Tort roudennekBreton
  • baldriga ratlladaCatalan
  • buřňák světlečelýCzech
  • aderyn drycin rhesogWelsh
  • Hvidmasket SkråpeDanish
  • WeißgesichtsturmtaucherGerman
  • Weißgesicht-SturmtaucherGerman
  • stria pufinoEsperanto
  • Striita pufinoEsperanto
  • Pardela canosaSpanish
  • Pardela rayadaSpanish
  • jaapani tormilindEstonian
  • valkonaamaliitäjäFinnish
  • Puffin leucomèleFrench
  • Cánóg stríocachIrish
  • יסעור לבן-מצחHebrew
  • bjelolici zovojCroatian
  • csíkos vészmadárHungarian
  • Penggunting-laut belangIndonesian
  • FjöruskrofaIcelandic
  • Berta striataItalian
  • Berta facciabiancaItalian
  • オオミズナギドリJapanese
  • 슴새Korean
  • dryžagalvė audronašaLithuanian
  • baltpieres vētrasputnsLatvian
  • വരയൻ തിരവെട്ടിMalayalam
  • gestreepte pijlstormvogelDutch
  • hvitpannelireNorwegian
  • burzyk kreskowanyPolish
  • Cagarra do PacíficoPortuguese
  • cagarra-do-pacíficoPortuguese
  • Пестролицый буревестникRussian
  • Пёстролицый буревестникRussian
  • VilgesgállosaddiNorthern Sami
  • víchrovník jarabýSlovak
  • sivokljuni viharnikSlovenian
  • Beloliki zovojSerbian
  • vithuvad liraSwedish
  • นกจมูกหลอดลายThai
  • Ak Yüzlü YelkovanTurkish
  • буревісник тихоокеанськийUkrainian
  • 白額鸌Chinese
  • 大水薙鳥Chinese
  • 大水薙鳥〔白額鸌〕Chinese
  • 白額麗鸌Chinese
  • 白额鹱Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the streaked shearwater

Other species in the same genus Calonectris.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the streaked shearwater?

An adult streaked shearwater weighs 580 g and has a wingspan of 1.03 m – 1.22 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the streaked shearwater endangered?

The streaked shearwater is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What does the streaked shearwater eat?

Its recorded main food is cheilopogon agoo, european pilchard, gastropoda, octopus minor and seaweed.

What kind of animal is the streaked shearwater?

The streaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{streaked_shearwater_2026,
  title = {Streaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/streaked-shearwater},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}