Little Shearwater bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsLittle Shearwater [assimilis]
OrderAlbatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes
FamilyPetrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels / Procellariidae
GenusPuffinus
Breeding regionIndian ocean, Pacific ocean
Breeding subregionsc Indian Ocean, islets off sw, s Australia and outlying islands of New Zealand

Little Shearwater bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, female, male, © David Boyle
    New Zealand
  • 2.
    Adult, call, female, © David Boyle
    New Zealand
  • 3.
    Adult, flight call, male, © David Boyle
    New Zealand
  • 4.
    Adult, call, flight call, male, © David Boyle
    New Zealand
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Little Shearwater

Little Shearwater subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Puffinus assimilis assimilisLord Howe and Norfolk is. (e of Australia)-No
Puffinus assimilis haurakiensisislets of ne North I. (New Zealand)-No
Puffinus assimilis kermadecensisKermadec Is. (ne of North I., New Zealand)-No
Puffinus assimilis tunneyiAmsterdam and St. Paul is. (c South Indian Ocean), Abrolhos Is. (w of Australia) and Recherche Arch. (s of sw Australia)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKleinpylstormvoël
BasqueGabai txiki
BelarusianБуравеснік-крошка
Bengaliহছাট চ঱য়াযওয়াটায
BretonTort bihan
BulgarianМалък буревестник
Catalanbaldriga petita
Chinese小鹱
Chinese (Traditional)小鸌
Croatiankratkorepi zovoj
Czechbuřňák menší
DanishSydlig Lille Skråpe
DutchAustralische kleine pijlstormvogel, Pacifische Kleine Pijlstormvogel
EsperantoMalgranda pufino, blupieda pufino
Estonianväike-tormilind
Finnishkääpiöliitäjä, etelänkääpiöliitäjä
FrenchPetit Puffin [assimilis], Petit Puffin
FrisianLytse mok
GalicianPardela pequena
GermanZwergsturmtaucher
GreekΜικρόμυχoς
Hebrewיסעור גמדי אוסטרלי
Hungariankis vészmadár
IcelandicDvergskrofa
IrishCánóg bheag
ItalianBerta minore meridionale, Berta minore fosca
Japaneseヒメミズナギドリ
Latvianmazais vētrasputns
Lithuanianmažoji audronaša
MacedonianСиноног водопарач
ManxScraayl beg
Northern SamiDeaggasaddi
NorwegianDverglire, dverglire
Polishburzyk mały
Portuguesepardela-pequena, Pintainho-meridional, pardela-maori
RomanianIelcovan mic
RussianМалый буревестник, Тусклый буревестник
SerbianPlavonogi zovoj, Australijski mali zovoj
Slovakvíchrovník krpatý
Slovenianmali viharnik
SpanishPardela semejante, Pardela chica, Pardela Maorí
Swedishdvärglira
TurkishGüney Küçük Yelkovanı, Küçük yelkovan
Ukrainianбуревісник-крихітка, Буревісник-крихітка каприкорновий, буревісник-крихітка каприкорновий, Буревісник-крихітка каприкорновий
WelshAderyn drycin bach