Habitat
Marine, pelagic, in sub-Antarctic and sub-tropical eastern Pacific Ocean, migrating north to seas off western North America in the non-breeding season.
Pink-footed Shearwater (Ardenna creatopus) [XC380092]
by Fabrice Schmitt from Juan Fern\u00e1ndez, Valparaiso, Regi\u00f3n de Valpara\u00edso, Chile (call)
Pink-footed Shearwater (Ardenna creatopus) [XC691333]
by Ignacio Escobar from 8 km off of Valparaiso, V Region, Chile (call, flight call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Light morph with light morph of Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) which has a longer and more wedged tail.
References
See References.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9