Flesh-footed Shearwater

Puffinus carneipesOrder: PROCELLARIIFORMESFamily: Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Flesh-footed Shearwater Portrait
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Range Map for Flesh-footed Shearwater

Overview

Flesh-footed Shearwater: Large, bulky shearwater with dark brown body, darker head and tail. Bill is large and pink with a dark tip. Wings are dark with brown-edged coverts that become paler with wear. Legs and feet are pale pink. Slow flight, alternates stiff-winged flapping and gliding near water.

Range and Habitat

Flesh-footed Shearwater: Breeds on islands off the coast of western Australia, on Lord Howe Island east of Australia, and in New Zealand. Summer visitor to the north Pacific and south to British Columbia; rarely as far south as California. Pelagic, comes ashore only to breed.

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Voice Text

"gug-gug-gug","ku-koo-ah"

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Related Birds:

Northern Fulmar
Sooty Shearwater
Short-tailed Shearwater
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Murphy's Petrel
Herald Petrel
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Family Shearwater (Procellariidae)_blue
Species Puffinus carneipes
Length19 - 20 Inches
Wingspan41 Inches

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Flesh-footed Shearwater: Large, bulky shearwater with dark brown body, darker head and tail. Bill is large and pink with a dark tip. Wings are dark with brown-edged coverts that become paler with wear. Legs and feet are pale pink. Slow flight, alternates stiff-winged flapping and gliding near water.

● Song: "gug-gug-gug","ku-koo-ah"

● Foraging & Feeding: Flesh-footed Shearwater: Feeds on fish and squid; forages by plunge diving or skimming the water surface. Also takes offal from behind fishing boats.

● Breeding & nesting: Flesh-footed Shearwater: One white egg is laid in a large burrow lined with grass roots, feathers, and rush stems. Eggs are incubated for 53 days by both parents.

● Similar species: Flesh-footed Shearwater: Black Petrel is larger, with larger head, thicker neck, and longer, broader wings. Sooty and Short-tailed shearwaters have dark bills and feet, paler underwings, and faster wing beats.

Flight Pattern

Slow flight with stiff-winged flapping and gliding near water surface.
Flesh-footed Shearwater Body Ilustration
● Range & Habitat: Flesh-footed Shearwater: Breeds on islands off the coast of western Australia, on Lord Howe Island east of Australia, and in New Zealand. Summer visitor to the north Pacific and south to British Columbia; rarely as far south as California. Pelagic, comes ashore only to breed.
BreedingMonogamous, Colonial
PopulationYes but uncommon
MigrationMigratory
Weight20.8 Ounces