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Little, Barolo, Boyd's or Rapa Shearwater

Puffinus [assimilis, baroli or boydi, incl. myrtae] (= Puffinus assimilis) Gould, J 1838

The little shearwater 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. Source: Wikipedia




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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://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/182460#page/309/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CA23ED8D85F323FF

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CA23ED8D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CA23ED8D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174559

Geographic range:

  • Puffinus myrtae: Rapa Island (Austral Islands)
  • 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...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Little, Barolo, Boyd's or Rapa Shearwater
French:
Petit Puffin, P. de Boyd, ou P. de Macaronésie [incl. myrtae]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
Allied Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Little, Barolo, Boyd's or Rapa Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, baroli or boydi, incl. myrtae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Little, Barolo, Boyd's or Rapa Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, baroli or boydi, incl. myrtae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Little, Barolo, Boyd's or Rapa Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, baroli or boydi, incl. myrtae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, baroli or boydi, incl. myrtae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, baroli or boydi, incl. myrtae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, baroli or boydi, incl. myrtae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Little, Barolo, Boyd's or Rapa Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, baroli or boydi, incl. myrtae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Little, Barolo, Boyd's or Rapa Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, baroli or boydi, incl. myrtae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Little, Barolo, Boyd's or Rapa Shearwater ( Puffinus [assimilis, baroli or boydi, incl. myrtae])
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Petit Puffin ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Clements 1st edition:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Clements 3rd edition:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Clements 4th edition:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
Clements 6th edition:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Puffinus assimilis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Puffinus assimilis [version 4]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Puffinus assimilis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis) [version 4]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Puffinus assimilis [version 4]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Puffinus [puffinus or lherminieri]

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Afrikaans: Kleinpylstormvoël
Catalan: Baldriga petita
Czech: buřňák menší
Welsh: Aderyn-drycin bach
Danish: Lille Skråpe
German: Kleiner Sturmtaucher
English: Allied Shearwater, Little Shearwater, Little, Barolo, Boyd's or Rapa Shearwater
English (New Zealand): Little/Sub-Antarctic Little Shearwater
Esperanto: Malgranda pufino
Spanish: Pampero Chico, Pardela Chica
Spanish (Argentine): Pardela chica
Spanish (Chile): fardela chica
Spanish (Spain): Pardela Semejante
Spanish (Peru): Pardela Chica
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Pampero Chico
Estonian: Väike-tormilind
Basque: Baldriga petita
Finnish: kääpiöliitäjä
French: Petit Puffin, Petit Puffin, P. de Boyd, ou P. de Macaronésie [incl. myrtae], Puffin semblable
Irish: Cánóg Bheag
Galician: 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: Puffinus [assimilis or baroli, incl. myrtae], Puffinus [assimilis, baroli or boydi, incl. myrtae], Puffinus assimilis, Puffinus assimilis assimilis
Lithuanian: Mažasis pufinas
Dutch: Kleine pijlstormvogel
Norwegian: Dverglire
Polish: burzyk maly, burzyk mały
Portuguese: Pardela-pequena
Portuguese (Brazil): pardela-pequena
Portuguese (Portugal): Pardela-pequena
Russian: 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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