Subspecies:
recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
26 cm
Wingspan:
40 cm
Weight:
M/F: 200 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: sunthlibo=to compress + ramphos=bill
and L.: antiquus=ancient
World Distribution:
BREEDS: e Asia, nw North America, WINTERS: n Pacific
Habitat:
Rocky coasts, otherwise pelagic
Diet:
Prob. Mostly young sandeels, planktonic crustaceans
TitBit:
This small seabird, related to the Puffin, normally lives on the Pacific coast of Canada, where it nests in trees, until one turned up unexpectedly in the Bristol Channel off Lundy
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Lundy, 1990
(Waldon, J. 1994. British Birds 87:307-310)
These data should be cited as: Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.24, June 2009). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)
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