Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Fluttering Shearwater (Puffinus gavia) - HBW 1, p. 256
French: Puffin volage
German: Flattersturmtaucher
Spanish: Pardela Gavia
Other common names: Brown beaked/Forster's Shearwater/Petrel
Taxonomy: Procellaria gavia J. R. Forster, 1844, Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand.
Sometimes considered race of P. puffinus. Until quite recently included P. huttoni. Monotypic.
Distribution: Islands off NE North I and in Cook Strait (New Zealand).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird sitting on the water, taxiing, and then sitting again Locality Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 4 December 2005 5 years ago 14 sec 3.9 -
A bird sitting on the water and preening Locality Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 4 December 2005 5 years ago 25 sec 3.4 -
Several birds from a large flock sitting and flying around a boat Locality Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 7 November 2005 5 years ago 22 sec 3.2 -
A group on the water, waiting for nearby dolphins to begin feeding Locality Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 4 December 2005 5 years ago 14 sec 3.2
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swimming bird
Locality Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Georges Olioso 16 November 2005 2 years ago 3
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