Fluttering Shearwater (Puffinus gavia)

Fluttering Shearwater (Puffinus gavia)

About Fluttering Shearwater (Puffinus gavia)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Tubenoses
Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

The fluttering shearwater is a species of seabird in the family Procellariidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and migrates to Australia and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are open seas and rocky shores. It has been known as Forster's shearwater in the past.

Lifelists

Australasia
World

Trips

Eastern Australia
New Zealand

Visits

2012-01-20

Kaikoura, New Zealand
2012-01-22

Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand
2012-01-26

Tiri Tiri Matangi, New Zealand
2012-11-24

Wollongong Pelagic Trip, Australia