Wedge-tailed Shearwater bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsEastern Wedge-tailed Petrel, Wedgetailed Shearwater, Western Wedge-tailed Petrel
Old latin name for birdProcellaria pacifica, Puffinus pacificus, Puffinus pacifica, Thyellodroma cuneata, Puffinus cuneatus, Puffinus chlororhynchus
OrderAlbatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes
FamilyPetrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels / Procellariidae
GenusArdenna
Breeding regionIndian ocean, Pacific ocean
Breeding subregionislets 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 and tropical Pacific Ocean: e Australia including Torres Strait is. (ne Australia), Lord Howe and Norfolk is. (far e of Australia), Kermadec Is. (ne of North I., New Zealand); Solomon Is., Vanuatu and New Caledonia; Senkaku (=Pescadores Is.), Ogasawara (=Bonin Is.) and Iwo (= Volcano Is; s of Japan); throughout Micronesia and Polynesia (except Cook and Pitcairn groups); Northwestern and main Hawaiian Is.; and Revillagigedo Is. (far w of c Mexico)
Non breeding regionto 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

Wedge-tailed Shearwater bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Dan Lane
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, © Dan Lane
    United States
  • 3.
    Begging call, © Johannes Fischer
    Mauritius
  • 4.
    , © Alexander Schlatmann
    Seychelles
  • 5.
    Call, pair at nest, © Simon Elliott
    Australia
  • 6.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, © Bobby Wilcox
    United States
  • 7.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Daniel Danckwerts
    France
  • 8.
    Call, female, male, © Daniel Danckwerts
    France
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    Begging call, juvenile, © Daniel Danckwerts
    France
  • 10.
    Call, female, male, © Daniel Danckwerts
    France
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Translation

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