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Flesh-footed Shearwater
Ardenna carneipes(Gould, 1844)
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- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Ardenna
At a glance
The Flesh-footed Shearwater is a large bird, about 38–46 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 38–46 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Flesh-footed Shearwater look like?
The Flesh-footed Shearwater is a large bird, about 38–46 cm long.
The flesh-footed shearwater is a medium-large shearwater that mainly inhabits the Indo-Pacific. Its plumage is black with pale pinkish feet, and a pale bill with a distinct black tip. Together with the equally light-billed pink-footed shearwater, it forms the Hemipuffinus group, a superspecies which may or may not have an Atlantic relative in the great shearwater. These large shearwaters are among those that have been separated into the genus Ardenna. Recent genetic analysis indicates evidence of strong divergence between Pacific colonies relative to those in South and Western Australia, thought to be explained by philopatry and differences in foraging strategies during the breeding season.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Flesh-footed Shearwater?
The Flesh-footed Shearwater is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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