Pale (flesh)-footed shearwater

Japanese: アカアシミズナギドリ - あかあしみずなぎどり(英語表記)pale (flesh)-footed shearwater
Pale (flesh)-footed shearwater

A bird of the order Pelecaniformes and family Pelecanidae. It is about 51 cm long. Its body is black-brown and its legs are yellowish-fleshed. It breeds on islands in Australia and New Zealand, and also migrates to the North Pacific Ocean. It migrates to the waters around Japan in early summer.

[Hiroshi Hasegawa]

[References] | Petrel

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

鳥綱ミズナギドリ目ミズナギドリ科の鳥。全長約51センチメートル。体は黒褐色、足は黄肉色。オーストラリアやニュージーランドの島で繁殖し、北太平洋にも渡る。初夏、日本近海に渡来する。

[長谷川博]

[参照項目] | ミズナギドリ

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