Tropical Shearwater 热带鹱

Order : Procellariiformes 鹱形目

Family : Procellariidae 鹱科
Genus : Puffinus 剪水鹱属

Binomial name : Puffinus bailloni

Tropical Shearwater
热带鹱(hù)

Size: 27~33cm, ws64~73cm
Habitat: 热带鹱是远洋性海鸟，所以在正常情况下，直到黄昏才能从岸边看到它们。
Behaviour: 它们的飞行非常敏捷，在水面上盘旋和躲避波浪，翅膀快速拍打和短时间滑翔。
Status: Vagrant
Remark: my Malaysia 1st recordlifer: Sep2026 . Strait of Malacca Pelagic @ Kedah

Tropical Shearwater

lifer 20260925 10:32~10:33am . Strait of Malacca Pelagic @ Kedah

Tropical Shearwater

20260925 10:38am . Strait of Malacca Pelagic @ Kedah

Tropical Shearwater

20260925 10:40am . Strait of Malacca Pelagic @ Kedah

Tropical Shearwater

20260925 10:43am . Strait of Malacca Pelagic @ Kedah

Sooty Tern 乌燕鸥

Order : Charadriiformes 鸻形目

Family : Laridae 燕鸥科
Genus : Onychoprion 棕背燕鸥属

Binomial name : Onychoprion fuscatus

Sooty Tern
乌燕鸥

Size: 36~45cm

Habitat: Pantropical, in tropical and subtropical waters, Highly pelagic outside breeding season

Status: Migrant
lifer: Sep2026 . Strait of Malacca Pelagic @ Kedah

Sooty Tern (juv.)

lifer 20260924 10:26am . Strait of Malacca Pelagic @ Kedah