• Synonyms Little Shearwater [assimilis]

Little Shearwaterbird sounds *

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

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Where to see Little Shearwater

  • Breeding region Indian ocean, Pacific ocean
  • Breeding subregion sc Indian Ocean, islets off sw, s Australia and outlying islands of New Zealand

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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, Lille Skråpe
DutchAustralische kleine pijlstormvogel, Pacifische Kleine Pijlstormvogel
EsperantoMalgranda pufino, blupieda pufino
Estonianväike-tormilind
Finnishkääpiöliitäjä, etelänkääpiöliitäjä
FrenchPetit Puffin, Petit Puffin [assimilis]
FrisianLytse mok
GalicianPardela pequena
GermanZwergsturmtaucher
GreekΜικρόμυχoς
Hebrewיסעור גמדי אוסטרלי
Hungariankis vészmadár
IcelandicDvergskrofa
IrishCánóg bheag
ItalianBerta minore fosca, Berta minore meridionale
Japaneseヒメミズナギドリ
Latvianmazais vētrasputns
Lithuanianmažoji audronaša
MacedonianСиноног водопарач
ManxScraayl beg
Northern SamiDeaggasaddi
Norwegiandverglire
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 Maorí, Pardela chica
Swedishdvärglira
TurkishGüney Küçük Yelkovanı, Küçük yelkovan
UkrainianБуревісник-крихітка каприкорновий, буревісник-крихітка, Буревісник-крихітка каприкорновий, буревісник-крихітка каприкорновий
WelshAderyn drycin bach