Bird
Flesh-footed shearwater
Puffinus carneipes · Procellariidae · Procellariiformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Novmost records
Records10,129in 11 countries
Most seen inNew Zealand9,403 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Flesh-footed shearwater in brief
The flesh-footed shearwater (Puffinus carneipes) is a bird of the Procellariidae family — species of bird.
Across the 11 countries we cover it has 10,129 published records, most of them from New Zealand, Oman and Sri Lanka. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and November and fall to their lowest in June and July.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
New Zealand9,403 records · best Nov, Jan
Oman464 records · best Nov, Oct
Sri Lanka213 records · best Sep, Mar
Seychelles12 records · best Aug, Sep
Solomon Islands10 records · best Nov, Apr
Mauritius7 records · best Nov, Feb
Maldives7 records · best Mar, Apr
Fiji4 records · best May, Jan
Vanuatu4 records · best Jan, Nov
Yemen4 records · best Oct, Jun
Samoa1 records · best Oct, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.