Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Little Shearwater

Puffinus assimilis

The Little Shearwater (Puffinus assimilis) is a 226 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

226 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

16

Recorded in New Zealand, Australia, Portugal, Chile, NF, SH, Spain, South Africa, BM, Fr. S. and Antarctic Lands, Falkland Is., France, Argentina, AS, S. Geo. and the Is., Canada.

Where to see it: Norfolk Island · Phillip Island (Norfolk Island); Hundred Acres Reserve (Norfolk Island); Norfolk Island · main island (Norfolk Island); Norfolk Island National Park · Captain Cook Memorial (Norfolk Island); Auto selected (High seas or unknown).

Photo: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist