Manx shearwater

British

noun

a European oceanic bird, Puffinus puffinus, with long slender wings and black-and-white plumage: family Procellariidae (shearwaters)

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Skomer is home to about half the world's population of Manx shearwater.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2022

A study of 34 Manx shearwater on Skomer off Pembrokeshire found nine of 12 fledglings and 15 of 22 adult birds had swallowed at least one piece.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2022

Far away I see a Manx shearwater skimming the gentle swell.

From The Guardian • Oct. 7, 2018

Several populations once regarded as Manx shearwater subspecies and included within the ‘puffinus complex’ have recently been shown to be phylogenetically distinct and worthy of recognition as distinct species.

From Scientific American • Feb. 10, 2013

First northwestern Atlantic breeding record of the Manx shearwater.

From Scientific American • Mar. 14, 2012

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