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==Morphology and flight== |
==Morphology and flight== |
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[[Image:Giant petrel - Macronectes giganteus.jpg|thumb|left|The flight of [[giant petrel]]s is aided by a shoulder-lock that holds their wing out without effort.| alt=Photo of a giant petrel in flight]] |
[[Image:Giant petrel - Macronectes giganteus.jpg|thumb|left|The flight of [[giant petrel]]s is aided by a shoulder-lock that holds their wing out without effort.| alt=Photo of a giant petrel in flight]] |
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[[Image:Christmas shearwater takeoff.JPG|thumb|alt=Dark brown bird with outstretched wings prepares to take off from sandy beach|left|To take off this [[Christmas shearwater]] (''Puffinus nativitatis'') must face into a strong wind. In calm conditions it must run in order to obtain a high airspeed.]] |
[[Image:Christmas shearwater takeoff.JPG|thumb|alt= Dark brown bird with outstretched wings prepares to take off from sandy beach|left|To take off this [[Christmas shearwater]] (''Puffinus nativitatis'') must face into a strong wind. In calm conditions it must run in order to obtain a high airspeed. | alt=Photo of a dark bird running to take off]] |
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The procellariids are small- to medium-sized seabirds. The largest, the [[southern giant petrel]] with a wingspan of {{cvt|185|to|205|cm}}, is almost as large as albatrosses; the smallest, the diving petrels have a wingspan of {{cvt|30|to|38|cm}} and are similar in size to [[little auk]]s or dovekies in the family [[Alcidae]].{{sfn|Carboneras|1992a|p=[https://archive.org/details/handbookofbirdso0001unse/page/235/mode/1up 235]}}{{sfn|Carboneras|1992b|pp=[https://archive.org/details/handbookofbirdso0001unse/page/272/mode/1up 277–278]}}<ref>{{ cite book | last=Nettleship | first=D.N. | year=1996 | chapter=Family Alcidae (Auks) | editor1-last=del Hoyo | editor1-first=J. | editor2-last=Elliott | editor2-first=A. | editor3-last=Sargatal | editor3-first=J. | title=Handbook of the Birds of the World | volume=3: Hoatzin to Auks | location=Barcelona, Spain | publisher=Lynx Edicions | isbn=978-84-87334-20-7 | pages=678–722 [709] | chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/handbookofbirdso0003unse/page/709/mode/1up | chapter-url-access=registration }}</ref> There are no obvious differences between the sexes, although females tend to be slighter.{{sfn|Brooke|2004|p=5}}{{sfn|Warham|1990|p=4}}<!--haven't found male larger in Brooke--> Like all Procellariiformes, the procellariids have a characteristic tubular nasal passage used for olfaction.<ref name=j2/> This ability to smell helps to locate patchily distributed prey at sea and may help locate [[seabird colony|nesting colonies]]. The [[plumage]] of the procellariids is usually dull, with greys, bluish greys, blacks and browns being the usual colours,{{sfn|Carboneras|1992a|p=[https://archive.org/details/handbookofbirdso0001unse/page/218/mode/1up 218]}} although some species have striking patterns such as the [[Cape petrel]].{{sfn|Carboneras|1992a|pp=[https://archive.org/details/handbookofbirdso0001unse/page/240/mode/1up 240–241]}} |
The procellariids are small- to medium-sized seabirds. The largest, the [[southern giant petrel]] with a wingspan of {{cvt|185|to|205|cm}}, is almost as large as albatrosses; the smallest, the diving petrels have a wingspan of {{cvt|30|to|38|cm}} and are similar in size to [[little auk]]s or dovekies in the family [[Alcidae]].{{sfn|Carboneras|1992a|p=[https://archive.org/details/handbookofbirdso0001unse/page/235/mode/1up 235]}}{{sfn|Carboneras|1992b|pp=[https://archive.org/details/handbookofbirdso0001unse/page/272/mode/1up 277–278]}}<ref>{{ cite book | last=Nettleship | first=D.N. | year=1996 | chapter=Family Alcidae (Auks) | editor1-last=del Hoyo | editor1-first=J. | editor2-last=Elliott | editor2-first=A. | editor3-last=Sargatal | editor3-first=J. | title=Handbook of the Birds of the World | volume=3: Hoatzin to Auks | location=Barcelona, Spain | publisher=Lynx Edicions | isbn=978-84-87334-20-7 | pages=678–722 [709] | chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/handbookofbirdso0003unse/page/709/mode/1up | chapter-url-access=registration }}</ref> There are no obvious differences between the sexes, although females tend to be slighter.{{sfn|Brooke|2004|p=5}}{{sfn|Warham|1990|p=4}}<!--haven't found male larger in Brooke--> Like all Procellariiformes, the procellariids have a characteristic tubular nasal passage used for olfaction.<ref name=j2/> This ability to smell helps to locate patchily distributed prey at sea and may help locate [[seabird colony|nesting colonies]]. The [[plumage]] of the procellariids is usually dull, with greys, bluish greys, blacks and browns being the usual colours,{{sfn|Carboneras|1992a|p=[https://archive.org/details/handbookofbirdso0001unse/page/218/mode/1up 218]}} although some species have striking patterns such as the [[Cape petrel]].{{sfn|Carboneras|1992a|pp=[https://archive.org/details/handbookofbirdso0001unse/page/240/mode/1up 240–241]}} |