Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Puffinus [assimilis or elegans] (sensu lato) by some authors

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Subantarktiese pylstormvoël, Sub-antarktiese Pylstormvoël
Catalan: Baldriga subantàrtica
Czech: buřňák subantarktický
Danish: Sydatlantisk skråpe
German: Subantarktis-Sturmtaucher, Trauersturmtaucher
English: Gough Island Shearwater, Little Shearwater (Subantarctic), Subantarctic Little Shearwater, Subantarctic Shearwater, Subantartic Little Shearwater
English, HBW: Subantarctic Shearwater
English (IOC): Subantarctic Shearwater
English (New Zealand): Sub-Antarctic Little Shearwater
English (United States): Subantarctic Shearwater
Esperanto: Subantarkta pufino
Spanish: Pardela Semejante (elegans), Pardela subantártica
Spanish (Argentine): Pardela Subantártica
Spanish (Chile): Fardela chica
Spanish (Spain): Pardela Semejante (elegans), Pardela subantártica
Spanish (HBW): Little Shearwater (Subantarctic)
Finnish: Goughsaartenkääpiöliitäjä
French: Petit Puffin (elegans), Petit Puffin (forme elegans), Petit Puffin (forme subantarctique), Petit Puffin (subantarctique), Petit puffin subantarctique, Puffin élégant
Galician: Pardela elegante
Croatian: južni zovoj
Icelandic: Dvergskrofa (elegans)
Italian: Berta minore subantartica
Japanese (romaji): himemizunagidori (elegans)
Japanese: アナンキョクヒメミズナギドリ, ヒメミズナギドリ (elegans)
Scientific: Nectris munda, Proc.[ellaria] munda, Procellaria munda, Puffinus assimilis elegans, Puffinus assimilis kempi, Puffinus elegans, Puffinus elegans elegans, Puffinus kuhliana, Puffinus munda elegans
Maori: Pakaha
Dutch: Pacifische Kleine Pijlstormvogel (Subantarctisch), Subantarctische Kleine Pijlstormvogel, Subantarctische kleine pijlstormvogel
Norwegian: dverglire (elegans)
Polish: burzyk ciemnolicy
Portuguese: Pintainho-subantártico
Portuguese (Brazil): pardela-pequena, pardela-pequena (elegans)
Portuguese (Portugal): pardela-subantárctica
Rhaeto-Romance: Tempestella subantarctica
Romanian: Ielcovan subantarctic
Russian: Субантарктический буревестник
Slovak: víchrovník pôvabný
Serbian: Subantarktički mali zovoj
Swedish: dvärglira (elegans), subantarktisk lira
Turkish: Güney Küçük Yelkovanı (elegans), Subantartik yelkovan
Ukrainian: буревісник-крихітка тристанський
Chinese: 亚南极鹱
Chinese (Traditional): 南極鸌