Indonesia-Penggunting putih
Description: large (48 cm) shearwater, dark brown above, white below with dark streaks on head and breast. Distinguished from the pale form of the wedge-tailed shearwater by white rather than brown head. Iris –brown: bill –horn: feet –pinkish.
Distribution and status: an oceanic bird, breeding in northern latitudes but ranging south as an occasional vagrant as far as the equator. A recent sighting is claimed for the Java Sea.
Habits: flies low over the sea. Banking from side to side with occasional swoops and frequently gliding so low over water that the wing tips touch surface at bottom of beat.
Diet: fish, squids, plankton and crustaceans.