Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus(BrĂ¼nnich, MT, 1764)
English (US) Manx Shearwater
The Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels) in the order Procellariiformes.
- Scientific name
- Puffinus puffinus
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Manx Shearwater
- Described by
- (BrĂ¼nnich, MT, 1764)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Puffinus puffinus puffinus
- Puffinus puffinus canariensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Procellaria puffinus
- Described by
- (BrĂ¼nnich, MT, 1764)
- Type locality
- Faroes and Norway.
- Original description
- Ornithologia borealis, sistens collectionem avium ex omnibus, Imperio Danico subjectis (etc.) p.29
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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