A Decennial Record of Fallen Streaked Shearwater in the Kinki District 1962-1971

A Decennial Record of Fallen Streaked Shearwater in the Kinki District 1962-1971

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English Abstract

Since 1962 more than 1, 000 feeble Streaked Shearwaters, Calonectris leucomelas fell down in and around the Kinki district. The shearwaters breed on the Kanmuri-jima Island about 30 km off Maizuru City.
Most birds were captured in the beginning of November when they left from the island.
The heaviest one was 600 g in body weight and the lightest one was 230g. Allmost of all birds were young with juvenile plumage.
945 birds out of 985 were released to the Japan Sea.

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Article Information

Title (non-english): 近畿地方における最近10ヵ年のオオミズナギドリの迷行落下(1962~1971)
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Year: 1973
Study Design: After
Authors: otoshi YOSHIDA
Journal: Japanese Journal of Ornithology
Volume: 22
Issue: 93-94
Pages: 60-66
City/state or province/country: Kyoto prefecture, Japan; Hyogo prefecture, Japan; Fukui prefecture, Japan; Osaka prefecture, Japan; Wakayama prefecture, Japan; Shiga prefecture, Japan; Mie prefecture, Japan; ra prefecture, Japan