Subspecies in India
This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)Photo Gallery and Species Biology
This species is uncommon. It inhabits inshore waters of the neritic zone and mostly forages on fish and squids. It is migratory, breeding colonially on offshore islands of Russia, Japan, Republic of Korea, and China during March-June and wintering in Australia, India, Philippines, and Vietnam (BirdLife International 2018).
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)According to the IUCN Red List assessment, the population of this species is declining, with the lastly recorded population size of approx. 3,000,000 individuals. The threat to its persistence comes from predator attacks and climate change (BirdLife International 2018).
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Assam | |||||||||||||
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| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
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| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Goa | |||||||||||||
| Gujarat | |||||||||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir | |||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
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| Kerala | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
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| Mizoram | |||||||||||||
| Nagaland | |||||||||||||
| Odisha | |||||||||||||
| Paschimbanga | |||||||||||||
| Pondicherry | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
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| Sikkim | |||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||
| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
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BirdLife International 2018. Calonectris leucomelas . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22698172A132630766. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22698172A132630766.en. Accessed on 14 February 2020.
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Calonectris leucomelas (Temminck, 1836) – Streaked Shearwater. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/calonectris-leucomelas, accessed 2024/12/12.