BirdUp · Species
Little Shearwater
Puffinus assimilisGould, 1838
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- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Puffinus
At a glance
The Little Shearwater is a medium-sized bird, about 25–30 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 25–30 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Little Shearwater look like?
The Little Shearwater is a medium-sized bird, about 25–30 cm long and weighing 142–256 g.
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.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Little Shearwater?
The Little Shearwater is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Little Shearwater eat?
The Little Shearwater feeds on fish/invertebrates, usually foraging alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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