Flesh-footed Shearwater - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Swissboy
Lord Howe Island, October 2007

Ardenna carneipes

Identification

Dark shearwater with stout bill, pink with dark bill.

Distribution

Breeds south Indian and south-western Pacific Oceans.
Winters to Arabian Sea, north-western Pacific and in smaller numbers to north-eastern Pacific (seems to have a clock-wise movement during northern summer).
Can be seen off Lord Howe Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand, Brisbane, Australia

Taxonomy

Photo by chiemomo
Lord Howe Island, February 2005

This is a monotypic species^[1].
Formerly placed in genus Puffinus.

Habitat

Almost entirely pelagic. Prefers warmer surface waters.

Behaviour

Photo by Jim O'Shea
Tasman sea

Readily associates with other shearwater species such as Sooty Shearwater and Pink-footed Shearwater. It is not strongly attracted to boats, except when fishing boats are discarding offal.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Flesh-footed Shearwater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Flesh-footed_Shearwater

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