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Flesh-footed Shearwater

Ardenna carneipes

Among the hordes of Sooty Shearwaters off our Pacific Coast, this larger bird is sometimes seen, especially in fall. It is closely related to the Pink-footed Shearwater, and resembles it in shape and habits.

Family	Shearwaters and Petrels

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Usually silent at sea.

pair calling at colony

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