Hutton's shearwater

Puffinus huttoni

The Hutton's shearwater (Puffinus huttoni) is a bird found in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fish. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Puffinus huttoni
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	New Zealand

🏡 Where the Hutton's shearwater lives

Found in New Zealand.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs50%
🐟 Fish50%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 364 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and fish.

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Recorded by Paul Scofield (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC198036. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Hutton's shearwater

Where does the Hutton's shearwater live?

The Hutton's shearwater lives in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand.

What does the Hutton's shearwater eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 50%), fish (about 50%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Hutton's shearwater endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.