Great Shearwater bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSouthern Greater Shearwater, Greater Shearwater, Petrel Hagdon
Old latin name for birdPuffinus major, Procellaria gravis, Puffinus gravis
OrderAlbatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes
FamilyPetrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels / Procellariidae
GenusArdenna
Breeding regionAtlantic ocean
Breeding subregionKidney I. (Falkland Is.), Nightingale, Inaccessible and Gough (Tristan da Cunha group; sc Atlantic Ocean)
Non breeding regionto s Atlantic off coasts of s South America and s Africa, and n to temperate and Arctic North Pacific Ocean to s coasts of Greenland and nw Europe

Great Shearwater bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Philippe J. DUBOIS
    France
  • 2.
    Adult, call, sex uncertain, © Sue Riffe
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, © Derren Fox
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © Sven Normant
    France
  • 5.
    Call, © Sven Normant
    France
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    Call, © Sven Normant
    France
  • 7.
    Takeoff, © Daniel Parker
    United States
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    Call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Call, © Sven Normant
    France
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    Call, © Sven Normant
    France
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGrootpylstormvoël
AlbanianLajmëtari qafëbardhë i furtunës
Arabicجلم الماء كبير
BasqueBaldriga capnegra, Gabai handi, Gabai handia
BelarusianВялiкi буравеснік
Bengaliফড় চ঱য়াযওয়াটায
BretonAn tort bras, Tort bras
BulgarianГолям буревестник
Catalanbaldriga capnegra, Virot capnegre
Chinese大鹱
Chinese (Traditional)大鸌
Croatiancrnokapi zovoj
Czechbuřňák velký, Burnák velký
DanishStorskråpe
DutchGrote Pijlstormvogel
EsperantoGranda pufino
Estonianmustkõht-tormilind
FaroeseHavskrápur, Jarmari, Stórskrápur
Finnishisoliitäjä
FrenchGrand Puffin, Puffin majeur
FrisianGrutte mok
GalicianBaldriga capnegra, Pardela encapuchada
GermanRiesensturmtaucher, Kappen-Sturmtaucher, Großer Sturmtaucher, GroßerSturmtauch, Kappensturmtaucher
GreekΚαπελόμυχος, Καπελόμυχoς
Hebrewיסעור לבן זנב, יסעור לבן־זנב, שחור כיפה, יסעור שחור־כיפה, יסעור שחור-כיפה
Hungariannagy vészmadár
IcelandicHettuskrofa
IrishCánóg Mhór
ItalianBerta dell'Atlantico
Japaneseズグロミズナギドリ
Latvianlielais vētrasputns
Lithuaniandidžioji audronaša, Didysis pufinas
LuxembourgishGroussen Stuurmdaucher
MacedonianЦрноглав водопарач
MalteseGarnija prima
ManxScraayl mooar
Northern SamiStuorrasaddi
Norwegianstorlire, Storlire
Norwegian NynorskStorlire
Polishburzyk wielki
Portuguesepardela-de-barrete, bobo-grande, Pardela-de-bico-preto, Bobo-grande-de-sobre-branco / Pardela-de-barrete, bobo-grande-de-sobre-branco, pardela, Cagarro-de-coleira
RomanianIelcovan mare
RussianБольшой пестробрюхий буревестник, Пестробрюхий буревестник, Буревестник пестробрюхий большой, Буревестник большой пестробрюхий, Большой буревестник
SerbianCrnoglavi zovoj, Veliki zovoj
SlovakVíchrovník čiapočkatý, víchrovník atlantický
Slovenianveliki viharnik
SpanishPampero Mayor, Petrel Corona Negra, Pardela cabeza negra, Fardela capirotada, Pardela de capucho negro, Pardela Mayor, Pardela capirotada
Swedishstörre lira
TurkishBüyük Yelkovan
Ukrainianбуревісник великий
WelshPâl mwyaf, Aderyn-drycin mawr, Aderyn drycin mawr