Procellariiformes / Procellariidae / Puffinus

Little Shearwater

Puffinus assimilis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Puffinus assimilis assimilis

breeds Lord Howe and Norfolk islands (east of Australia); ranges through Tasman Sea and eastward to Australia
Puffinus assimilis haurakiensis

breeds islets off northeastern coast of North Island (New Zealand)
Puffinus assimilis kermadecensis

breeds Kermadec Islands
Puffinus assimilis tunneyi

breeds islands off southwestern Australia (Abrolhos Islands to Archipelago of the Récherche); ranges through southeastern Indian Ocean

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.