Where does the short-tailed shearwater live?
Puffinus tenuirostris has 123,756 records in 46 countries and territories, from 1599 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 123,756 records
- 46 places
- 160 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesProcellariiformesProcellariidaePuffinus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: February. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 75,056 | |
| United States | 28,222 | |
| New Zealand | 2,981 | |
| Antarctica | 2,269 | |
| Canada | 2,097 | |
| Russia | 1,416 | |
| Japan | 1,234 | |
| ZZ | 1,099 | |
| Taiwan | 921 | |
| Hong Kong | 259 | |
| New Caledonia | 249 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 126 | |
| Malaysia | 85 | |
| Singapore | 76 | |
| Mexico | 62 | |
| Thailand | 48 | |
| Micronesia | 46 | |
| Vanuatu | 45 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | |
| Sri Lanka | 38 | |
| Solomon Islands | 33 | |
| South Korea | 32 | |
| China | 31 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 31 | |
| India | 29 | |
| Fiji | 28 | |
| Guam | 23 | |
| Bangladesh | 18 | |
| Norfolk Island | 18 | |
| Tonga | 18 | |
| Samoa | 12 | |
| France | 4 | |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | |
| Indonesia | 3 | |
| Kiribati | 3 | |
| Kuwait | 3 | |
| Belize | 2 | |
| American Samoa | 1 | |
| Heard & McDonald Islands | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 46 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Procellariidae.
Northern Fulmar
1,313,870 records
sooty shearwater
433,535 records
Cory's Shearwater
308,993 records
Manx Shearwater
203,395 records
great shearwater
171,256 records
wedge-tailed shearwater
166,210 records
White-chinned Petrel
124,739 records
Southern Giant-Petrel
112,655 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.