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Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus(Brünnich, 1764)
Updated
Origin: Native
- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Puffinus
At a glance
The Manx Shearwater, native to Australia.
- Origin
- Native
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.
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