Flesh-footed Shearwater
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About the Flesh-footed Shearwater
Also known as: Big Muttonbird, Fleshy-footed Petrel, Lord Howe Island Muttonbird, Pale-footed Shearwater, Pink-footed Shearwater
The Flesh-footed Shearwater is a species of seabird that breeds in burrows on offshore islands around Australia and New Zealand. They spend most of their lives at sea. They come to land during breeding season; they nest in burrows in the ground.
Flesh-footed Shearwaters are mostly dark brown-black in plumage, with pinkish feet; the pinkish beak has a dark tip.
Details & Statistics
Added to Birdorable
Hatched March 18, 2013
Scientific Name
Puffinus carneipes
Bird Family
Measurements
Length:
15.7 to 17.7 inches
(39.9 to 45 cm)
Wingspan:
inches
( cm)
Range
International Names
Chinese
淡足鹱
Czech
buřňák světlenohý
Danish
Lysbenet Skråpe
Dutch
Australische Grote Pijlstormvogel
Finnish
sysiliitäjä
French
Puffin à pieds pâles
German
Blassfuß-Sturmtaucher
Italian
Berta piedicarnicini
Japanese
アカアシミズナギドリ (akaashimizunagidori)
Norwegian
Lysbeinlire
Polish
burzyk bladodzioby
Portuguese
Pardela-de-patas-rosadas
Russian
Бледноногий буревестник
Spanish
Spanish Pardela Paticlara (Spanish)
Swedish
Ljusfotad lira
