Order: Procellariformes | Family: Procellariidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of El Callao
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of California
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of California
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of California
Status: The Pink-footed Shearwater is an uncommon non-breeding visitor expected in the coast of Peru during the month of March through November. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Ch.
Name in Spanish: Pardela de Pata Rosada.
Sub-species: Pink-footed Shearwater (Ardenna creatopus), Coues, 1864.
Meaning of Name: Ardenna: L. Ardenna or Artènna= Name given to the Diomedean or seabirds in some Italian dialects. creatopus: Gr. kreas, kreos= flesh and pous, podos= foot.
Formerly known as Puffinus creatopus (2018).
Voice
Generally silent at sea.
References:
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2017.