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27-AUG-2014 © Richard Ek

Maderian (Grant's) Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma castro)

Pelagic offshore Graciosa, Azores

Canon EOS 7D , Canon 400mm/5.6
1/1600s f/7.1 at 400.0mm iso400 full exif

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Joël Bried 30-Sep-2014 13:09
Madeiran with a deeply forked tail (possible in some individuals given that an overlap exists with Monteiro's). I do not think that it is an early fledged (i.e., around mid-August) juvenile Monteiro's because I do not think that the plumage would not have bleached so much (from sooty black to chocolate brown) in 2-3 weeks (however, I may be totally wrong given that I do not know how much time is necessary for the plumage to bleach).
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