Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels
Pink-footed Shearwater
Ardenna creatopus
- Family
- Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels (Procellariidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
The pink-footed shearwater (Ardenna creatopus) is a species of seabird. The bird is 48 cm (19 in) in length, with a 109 cm (43 in) 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 that may or may not have an Atlantic relative in the great shearwater.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds Juan Fernández and Mocha islands off central Chile; ranges inshore and coastal eastern Pacific Ocean waters northward to Gulf of Alaska and southward to southern Chile.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Pink-footed shearwater
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
