Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Hutton's Shearwater

Puffinus huttoni

The Hutton's Shearwater (Puffinus huttoni) is a 364 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

364 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in Australia, New Zealand.

Where to see it: Kaikoura · offshore · Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) (New Zealand); Hundred Acres Reserve (Norfolk Island); Western Treatment Plant (Australia).

Photo: (c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist