Fluttering Shearwater
Puffinus gavia
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,326
- Most observed in
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The fluttering shearwater (Puffinus gavia) 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Fluttering shearwater”.