Manx shearwater

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.

The Manx shearwater is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) 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 (Middle English "pophyn") for the cured carcasses of nestling shearwaters. The Atlantic Puffin acquired the name much later, possibly because of its similar nesting habits. More

Manx Shearwater in North America Photograph by Steve Mirick on Jeffreys Ledge July 2001 and used with his permission. This photograph and all other on this page remain the property of the photographer. The British Shearwater The Manx Shearwater got its common name because at one time it bred on the Calf of Mann, a small island just south of the Isle of Man between Ireland and Great Britain. More

of Manx Shearwaters found on the Calf of Man (a small island just south of the Isle of Man). The species had declined there owing to the accidental introduction of rats from a shipwreck in the late eighteenth century; the rats have, however, recently been removed from the Calf of Man allowing Shearwater numbers to increase. This species breeds in the North Atlantic, with major colonies on islands and coastal cliffs around Great Britain and Ireland. More

The Manx Shearwater got its common name because at one time it bred on the Calf of Mann, a small island just south of the Isle of Man between Ireland and Great Britain. Breeding It currently breeds on the coasts of Wales and Ireland; on the Shetland, Orkney, and Scilly Islands; and on the Inner and Outer Hebrides; the Azores, Salvages, and Madeira Islands. Also Iceland and the Faroe Islands and 3 times in Bermuda. More

Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), transported in a closed container to a point about 5,500 km (3,400 miles) from its nest, returned to... * description (in shearwater (bird)) Common shearwater (P. puffinus): length 30–37 cm (11 34–14 12 in.); several races given local names. Manx shearwater (P. p. puffinus) breeds in eastern North Atlantic; Newell’s (P. p. More

Once a rare visitor to North America, the Manx Shearwater has recently established small populations here. This nocturnal, burrow-nesting bird is an excellent flier—its stiff, rapid wing strokes are followed by the shearing glides low over the water that characterizes this species. The Manx Shearwater became known as the first bird to demonstrate long-range homing abilities, when adults taken from their burrows in Wales performed the 5,150-kilometer journey back home from Boston in only 12 days. Appearance: Manx Shearwaters average 13. More

world's Manx shearwaters, many on RSPB reserves in the UK. More

The Manx Shearwater has a large range, estimated globally at 50,000 to 100,000 square kilometers. Native to the Americas and Europe, this bird prefers neritic, oceanic, or coastal marine ecosystems. The global population of this bird is estimated at 1,000,000 individuals and does not show signs of decline that would necessitate inclusion on the IUCN Red List. For this reason, the current evaluation status of the Manx Shearwater is Least Concern. More

The manx shearwater fledglings of Mallaig - manx shearwater Where & when to see them * Manx shearwaters inhabit coastal hills and cliffs and forage at sea alone or in small flocks. * They are found on western coasts of the UK as well as on offshore islands where they breed. More

The Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) is an amazing bird that is a member of the shearwater family, a family of birds that consists of over twenty different species. Around the British Isles, it is the most commonly sighted of the shearwaters, The prefix Manx, meaning from the Isle of Man, originated owing to the once large colony of Manx Shearwaters found on the Calf of Man (a small island just south of the Isle of Man). More

Despite the scientific name, Puffinus puffinus, the Manx Shearwater is completely unrelated to puffins - the only resemblance is that they are both burrow-nesting seabirds. It lives predominantly at sea and has long, narrow wings and feet placed far back on its body which makes it efficient for swimming. Manx Shearwaters are not so well suited to land - they cannot walk properly and shuffle along on their belly, making them easy prey for predators such as gulls. More

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We just had a Manx Shearwater on a pelagic trip out of Monterey, CA, (a good bird in these parts) but the looks weren't nearly as good. This photo would be a great addition to the Seabird group I maintain, if you want to keep track of yet another Flickr group: flickr.com/groups/seabirds/ Posted 44 months ago. More

a subspecies of the Manx Shearwater; see there for more on the Puffinus puffinus superspecies; following an initial split it was held to be a subspecies of the "Mediterranean Shearwater" (Sibley & Monroe 1990) for nearly ten more years, until it was resolved to be a distinct species, separate from the Yelkouan Shearwater (Wink et al. 1993, Heidrich et al. 1998, Sangster et al. 2002). It is the last taxon of the puffinus complex that was recognized as a separate entity. More

Breeding distribution of the Manx Shearwater in North America. A relatively new addition to the breed-ing avifauna of North America, the Manx Shearwater has the most northerly breeding range of any shearwater. It gained fame as the subject in the first demonstration of long-range homing in birds: a remarkable 5,150-kilometer journey from Boston, MA, to its Welsh nesting colony in 12.5 days (Matthews 1953). More

Although the Manx Shearwater's Latin name is Puffinus puffinus, it is not related to the Puffin we know. Puffin is an old word which means fatling and refers either to the bird's pot-bellied appearance or the fact young Manx shearwaters (along with Puffins) were collected and eaten. Both Puffin and Manx Shearwater live in burrows and as such are vulnerable to predation by rats. More

Manx shearwater (a type of sea-bird). The Irish phrase for it, cánóg dhubh, doesn’t refer to Mann at all, but simply means “a black shearwater”). Another case of the missing geographic reference is in the Irish for “Jerusalem artichoke.” Anyone care to guess? Hint: it has nothing to do with Jerusalem itself; that much is a misunderstanding of “girasole” (turning to the sun). More

(1996) Identifying Manx Shearwaters in the Northeastern Pacific. Birding 28(1): 18-33. Stone, C. J., A. Webb, & M. L. Tasker. (1995) The distribution of auks and Procellariiformes in north-west European waters in relation to depth of sea. Bird Study 42: 50-56 Stone, C. J., A. Webb, & M. L. Tasker. (1994) The distribution of Manx Shearwaters Puffinus puffinus in north-west European waters. Bird Study 41: 170-180. Storey, A.E. and Lien, J. More

The Manx Shearwater feeds on small fish (particularly herring, sprat and sardines), crustaceans, cephalopods and surface offal. The bird forages individually or in small flocks, and it makes use of feeding marine mammals and schools of predatory fish, which push prey species up to the surface. It does not follow boats. They are extraordinarily long-lived. More

My first "stamps" showing Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus, were local issues from UK islands, Lundy and Canna. In 1973, I was delighted that the Isle of Man should issue the first catalogued stamp showing the species named after the island. It was a long time before the next Manx Shearwater arrived in my collection: France, 1997. More