- The
Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) is a medium-sized
shearwater in the
seabird family Procellariidae. The
scientific name of this
species records...
- species, like the
Manx shearwater are
cruciform in flight, with
their long
wings held
directly out from
their bodies. Many
shearwaters are long-distance...
- was
formerly treated as a
subspecies of the
Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus). The
yelkouan shearwater was
formally described in 1827 by the Italian...
- variants, that
referred to the
cured carc**** of the fat
nestling of the
Manx shearwater, a
former delicacy. The
specific mauretanicus refers to Mauretania...
- well
known for its wildlife:
around half the world's po****tion of
Manx shearwaters nest on the island, the
Atlantic puffin colony is the
largest in southern...
- in
length with a 58–67 cm (23–26 in) wingspan, it is like a
small Manx shearwater but has
proportionally shorter and
broader wings, with a pale area...
-
circle the Earth,
flying over the
southern oceans,
while others such as
Manx shearwaters migrate 14,000 km (8,700 mi)
between their northern breeding grounds...
-
little shearwater, the
Manx shearwater (P. puffinus) or the black-vented
shearwater (P. opisthomelas). The little-known Heinroth's
shearwater (P. heinrothi)...
-
large Manx shearwater, is also distinctive. The only
other large shearwaters in its
range are the Cory's
Shearwater and the all-dark
Sooty Shearwater. wing...
- with the
minimum of
active flight. Some
small species, such as the
Manx shearwater, are
cruciform in flight, with
their long
wings held
directly out from...
