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Little or Macaronesian Shearwater

Puffinus [assimilis, elegans, boydi or baroli] (= Puffinus assimilis) Gould, J 1838




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Classification
Order:
  Procellariiformes
Family:
  Procellariidae
Genus:
   Puffinus
Scientific:
  Puffinus assimilis


Original description

Citation:
  Gould, J 1838

Reference:
   Synopsis Birds Austral. Adj. Isl. pt4 App. p.7

Protonym:
  Puffinus assimilis

Type locality:
  New South Wales = Norfolk Island.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47441778


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  44860B6D18AD7E12

Avibase ID:
  avibase-44860B6D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/44860B6D


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174559

Geographic range:

  • Puffinus assimilis: south-central Indian Ocean, islets off southwestern and southern Australia, and outlying islands of New Zealand
  • Puffinus assimilis assimilis: Norfolk and Lord Howe islands
  • Puffinus assimilis tunneyi: islands off southwestern Australia (Abrolhos Islands to Récherche Archipelago)
  • Puffinus assimilis kermadecensis: Kermadec Islands
  • Puffinus assimilis haurakiensis: islets off northeastern coast of North Island (New Zealand)
  • Puffinus elegans: Tristan da Cunha, Gough, Chatham, and Antipodes islands
  • Puffinus baroli: Azores, Desertas, Salvage, and Canary islands
  • Puffinus boydi: Cape Verde Islands
  • Show more...
English:
Little or Macaronesian Shearwater
French:
Petit Puffin, P. de Boyd, ou P. de Macaronésie


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Little or Macaronesian Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, elegans, boydi or baroli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Little or Macaronesian Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, elegans, boydi or baroli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Little or Macaronesian Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, elegans, boydi or baroli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Little or Macaronesian Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis or baroli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Little or Macaronesian Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, boydi or baroli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Little or Macaronesian Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, boydi or baroli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Little or Macaronesian Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, boydi or baroli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Little or Macaronesian Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, boydi or baroli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Little or Macaronesian Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, boydi or baroli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Little or Macaronesian Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, elegans, boydi or baroli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Little or Macaronesian Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, elegans, boydi or baroli])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Puffinus [lherminieri, bailloni, subalaris, bannermani, persicus, heinrothi or assimilis]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Kleinpylstormvoël
Catalan: Baldriga petita
Czech: Burnák menší, buřňák menší
Welsh: Aderyn-drycin bach
Danish: Lille Skråpe
German: Kleiner Sturmtaucher, KleinerSturmtaucher, Kleinsturmtaucher
English: Allied Shearwater, Durky Shearwater, Dusky Shearwater, Little or Macaronesian Shearwater, Little Shearwater
Esperanto: Malgranda pufino
Spanish: fardela chica, Pardela Chica
Spanish (Argentine): Pardela chica
Spanish (Chile): fardela chica
Spanish (Peru): Pardela Chica
Estonian: väike-tormilind
Basque: Baldriga petita
Finnish: Kääpiöliitäjä
French: Petit Puffin, Petit Puffin ou P. de Macaronésie, Petit Puffin, P. de Boyd, ou P. de Macaronésie, Puffin mineur, Puffin obscur, Puffin semblable
Irish: Cánóg Bheag
Galician: Baldriga petita, Pardela pequena
Hebrew: יסעור קטן
Hungarian: *kis vészmadár
Icelandic: Dvergskrofa
Italian: Berta minore fosca
Japanese (romaji): himemizunagidori
Japanese: ヒメミズナギドリ
Scientific: Nectris munda, Puffinus [assimilis or baroli], Puffinus [assimilis, boydi or baroli], Puffinus [assimilis, elegans, boydi or baroli], Puffinus assimilis, Puffinus assimilis assimilis, Puffinus elegans mundae, Puffinus munda
Lithuanian: Mažasis pufinas
Dutch: Kleine Pijlstormvogel
Norwegian: Dverglire
Polish: burzyk maly, burzyk mały
Portuguese: Pardela-pequena
Portuguese (Brazil): Pardela-pequena
Russian: Малый Буревестник, Малый пуффин
Slovak: víchrovník krpatý
Slovenian: mali viharnik
Swedish: Dvärglira
Turkish: Küçük Yelkovan
Ukrainian: Буревісник-крихітка
Chinese: 小鹱
Chinese (Traditional): 小鸌

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