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  • Synonyms Western Wedge-tailed Petrel, Wedgetailed Shearwater, Eastern Wedge-tailed Petrel
  • Old latin name for bird Procellaria pacifica, Thyellodroma cuneata, Puffinus pacifica, Puffinus pacificus, Puffinus cuneatus, Puffinus chlororhynchus

Wedge-tailed Shearwaterbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Dan Lane
    United States
  • 2.
    Song, © Sreekar
    Australia
  • 3.
    Song, © Sreekar
    Australia
  • 4.
    , © Alexander Schlatmann
    Seychelles
  • 5.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Daniel Danckwerts
    France
  • 6.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, © Bobby Wilcox
    United States
  • 7.
    Call, female, male, © Daniel Danckwerts
    France
  • 8.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Daniel Danckwerts
    France
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Wedge-tailed Shearwater

  • Breeding region Indian ocean, Pacific ocean
  • Breeding subregion islets of tropical South Indian Ocean: Amirantes and Inner Is. (c, ne Seychelles) and Mascarenes (Malagasy region), Chagos and Cocos (Keeling) (se Indian Ocean), New Guinea region, and w Australia; islets of subtropical
  • Non breeding region to Arabian Sea coasts of nw Africa and e Malagasy region, s India and Bay of Bengal in tropical Indian Ocean; through seas of s and e Indonesian Arch.; in Pacific, to Tasmania and waters n of North I. (New Zealand) and to coastal waters of e North Pacific from s Baja California (nw Mexico) to s Panama

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKeilstertpylstormvoel, Keilstertpylstormvoël
Bengaliহগুঁজমরজ চ঱য়াযওয়াটায
BulgarianКлиноопашат буревестник, Тънкоклюн буревестник
Catalanbaldriga del Pacífic
Chinese長尾水薙鳥, 楔尾鹱, 曳尾鹱
Chinese (Traditional)曳尾鸌, 長尾水薙鳥, 曵尾鸌, 楔尾鸌, 長尾水薙鳥〔曳尾鸌〕
Croatianklinorepi zovoj
CzechBurnák klínoocasý, buřňák klínoocasý
DanishKilehalet Skråpe
DutchWigstaartpijlstormvogel
EsperantoKojnvosta pufino
Estoniankiilsaba-tormilind
Finnishsuippopyrstöliitäjä
FrenchPuffin à queue pointue, Puffin à queue en coin, Puffin à queue fine, Puffin du Pacifique, Puffin fouquet
FrisianKylsturtmok
GalicianPardela rabo de cuña
GermanKeilschwanz-Sturmtaucher, Keilschwanz Sturmtaucher, Keilschwanzsturmtaucher
GreekΜύχος του Ειρηνικού, Σφηvόμυχoς
Hebrewיסעור רחב-זנב
Hungarianváltozékony vészmadár
IcelandicHafskrofa
IndonesianBurung Penggunting-laut Pasifik, Burung Penggunting Laut, Pengguntinglaut Pasifik, Penggunting-laut pasifik
IrishCánóg dhingearrach
ItalianBerta del Pacifico, Berta cuneata
Japaneseオナガミズナギドリ
Latvianķīļastes vētrasputns
Lithuanianpleištauodegė audronaša, Pleištauodegis pufinas
MacedonianКлиноопашест водопарач
MalagasyVorotomany
MalayBurung Olak Ekor Baji, Burung Olak Ekor Tirus
Malayalamആപ്പുവാലൻ തിരവെട്ടി
MaoriKoakoa
Northern SamiLohtebađošsaddi, Sággebađošsaddi
Norwegiankilehalelire
Norwegian NynorskKilehalelire
Persianکبوتر دریایی دم‌ پهن, کبوتر دریایی دم‌پهن, کبوتردریایی دُم‌پهن
Polishburzyk klinosterny
Portuguesepardela-rabilonga, Pardela do Pacífico
RussianКлинохвостый буревестник
Samoanta'i'o
SerbianKlinorepi zovoj
Slovakvíchrovník klinochvostý
Slovenianklinorepi viharnik
SpanishPardela Colicuña, Pardela Cola Cuña, Pardela del Pacífi, Pardela del Pacífico, Pardela Pacífica
SwahiliMlinzi Mweusi
Swedishkilstjärtslira, Kilstjärtlira
Tahitianupoa
Thaiนกจมูกหลอดหางพลั่ว
TurkishKama Kuyruklu Yelkovan, Kama-kuyruklu Yelkovan
Ukrainianбуревісник клинохвостий
WelshAderyn drycin cynffonlletem