Flesh-footed Shearwater [Ardenna carneipes]
Description
The Flesh-footed Shearwater is a species of seabird in the petrel family Procellariidae. It is a large shearwater, with a dark brown body and a pinkish base to its bill. It breeds on islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans and migrates to the North Pacific Ocean when not breeding.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Birds
Aves
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| Order |
Albatrosses, Petrels, and Shearwaters
Procellariiformes
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| Family |
Shearwaters and Petrels
Procellariidae
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| Genus |
Shearwaters
Calonectris
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