The Wedge-tailed Shearwater is a large seabird of warm Indian and Pacific waters. It has light and dark morphs; dark birds are brown overall.
The dark morph is brown overall. The light morph is gray-brown above and whitish below; both forms belong to the same species.
It glides low over the sea and takes fish and squid near the surface. It breeds on warm-water islands, nesting in burrows and usually raising one chick.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.