Pink-footed Shearwater

This species is pelagic, occurring in the Pacific Ocean. It predominantly nests on offshore islands off Chile, ie.

The Pink-footed Shearwater is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus) is a species of seabird. The bird is 48 cm in size, with a 109 cm wingspan. It is polymorphic, having both darker and lighter phase populations. Together with the equally light-billed Flesh-footed Shearwater, it forms the Hemipuffinus group, a superspecies which may or may not have an Atlantic relative in the Great Shearwater (Austin, 1996; Austin et al., 2004). These are large shearwaters which are among those that could be separated in the genus Ardenna (Penhallurick & Wink, 2004). More

The Pink-footed Shearwater, known to North American birders as a summer visitor, is the largest of the shearwaters seen regularly off the Pacific coast. The bird is named for the pale pink color at the base of its bill and feet. It glides over the water with slow, heavy wing beats, sometimes in the company of other seabirds, but typically not with its own species. Appearance: The Pink-footed Shearwater weighs 1.6 pounds (720 grams) and is 19 inches long, with a wingspan of 43 inches. More

The Pink-footed Shearwater is a native of Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and the United States with occurrences in Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and Ecuador as well. Its preferred habitat for the breeding season varies according to its location, and includes forests and shrublands, and its feeding grounds tend to be marine environments in offshore locations. The global population of this bird is estimated to be around 20,000 breeding pairs or a possible 100,000 individual birds. More

as one of many Pink-footed Shearwater this day, but now when I look at the photo I see a dark bar transversing the wing and very pale secondaries giving the effect of Buller's Shearwater. Nevertheless the bill looks pale and dark-tipped as expected with Pink-footed Shearwater Name: IMG_7313. More

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seen off the Pacific Coast, the Pink-footed Shearwater is the only large, white-bellied shearwater found in our area besides the Buller's Shearwater. Stocky, with broad wings, the Pink-footed Shearwater has a dark, brown-gray head, uniform dark, gray-brown upperparts, and a pink bill and feet. The underside of the wings is white-mottled-with-dark, and the belly is white. On the water, the bird appears mostly brownish-gray with some white on its flanks. More

The Pink-footed Shearwater is a seabird of the eastern Pacific that breeds only on three islands off the coast of Chile. Two of the islands, Robinson Crusoe and Santa Clara, are in the Juan Fern More

Pink-footed Shearwater feeds on mainly fish, squid and crustaceans. This bird nests in burrows, preferring forested slopes. It is a colonial nester. Numbers of this shearwater are have been reduced due to predation by introduced species, such as rats and cats. Some loss of birds also occurs from becoming entangled in fishing gear. References - * Austin, Jeremy J. More

Pink-footed shearwater in flight Pink-footed shearwater in flightPrint factsheet Facts - Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Procellariiformes Family Procellariidae Genus Puffinus (1) Size Length: 48 cm (2) Wingspan: 112 cm (3) More

Pink-footed shearwater chick taken out of its burrow for measurement© Daniela Guicking Pink-footed shearwater © Peter Hodum Pink-footed shearwater © Peter Hodum Pink-footed shearwater © Peter Hodum Pink-footed shearwater © Peter Hodum Adult pink-footed shearwater© Daniela Guicking Pink-footed shearwater at colony© Michael Brooke / www.osfimages. More

National Marine Sanctuaries Where Pink-footed Shearwaters Can Be Found: Olympic Coast Cordell Bank Gulf of the Farallones Monterey Bay Channel Islands Related Environmental Issues: Point Source - Oil Spills Overfishing Habitat Loss Plastics Climate Change Activities Related to Pink-footed Shearwaters: Other Resources Related to Pink-footed Shearwaters: Scientific Name: Puffinus creatopus More

The pink-footed shearwater is a seabird that is endemic, or native, to three islands off the coast of Chile, South America. This species is considered to be globally threatened, but almost nothing is known of the species’ abundance, breeding and foraging behavior, or threats to its survival. One factor that might be threatening this species is that they might get caught in fishing nets put out by commercial fisheries. More

Pink-footed Shearwater, Fardela Blanca, Conservation The Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus) is also called Fardela Blanca on their nesting islands in Chile. Shearwaters nest in underground burrows that they excavate. At the colonies they are vulnerable to introduced predators and habitat degradation. More

Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus) photographed on the Cordell Bank off central California at the end of July 1998. Copyright Angus Wilson More