Little Shearwater

Puffinus assimilis Gould, 1838

226 gWeight

The little shearwater (Puffinus assimilis) is a small shearwater in the petrel family Procellariidae.

Busiest months: November · Most records: New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Australia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Little Shearwater has been recorded at 16 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Poor Knights Shelf AreaNew Zealand414 records
Tutukaka To Poor KnightsNew Zealand332 records
Hauraki Gulf PelagicNew Zealand84 records

More places

Norfolk Island – Phillip IslandNorfolk Island68 records
Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic TripAustralia55 records
Hundred Acres ReserveNorfolk Island7 records
Cook Strait FerryNew Zealand7 records
Norfolk Island – main islandNorfolk Island5 records
Norfolk Island National Park – Captain Cook MemorialNorfolk Island5 records
Tiritiri MatangiNew Zealand3 records

Countries and regions with the most records

New Zealand Norfolk Island Australia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The little shearwater (Puffinus assimilis) is a small shearwater in the petrel family Procellariidae. Despite the generic name, it is unrelated to the puffins, which are auks, the only similarity being that they are both burrow-nesting seabirds.

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Questions

How big is the Little Shearwater?

The Little Shearwater weighs around 226 g.

Where does the Little Shearwater live?

Its breeding range: Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean: south-central Indian Ocean, islets off southwestern, southern Australia and outlying islands of New Zealand. It is most often recorded in New Zealand, Norfolk Island and Australia.