Manx Shearwater
Photo · C. H. Townsend

BirdUp · Species

Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinus(Brünnich, 1764)

Native
Order
PROCELLARIIFORMES

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The Manx shearwater is a medium-sized shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. The scientific name of this species records a name shift: Manx shearwaters were called Manks puffins in the 17th century. Puffin is an Anglo-Norman word for the cured carcasses of nestling shearwaters. The Atlantic puffin acquired the name much later, possibly because of its similar nesting habits.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
Islands of subarctic, temperate and subtropical North Atlantic Ocean
Non-breeding range
To South Atlantic Ocean waters of Brazil and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego and south-west Africa, mostly over continental shelves

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