Manx shearwater
Britishnoun
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Today, the island is also home to 200 sheep and around 30,000 breeding pairs of Manx shearwater birds.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Skomer is home to about half the world's population of Manx shearwater.
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
The small-bodied clade includes the Manx shearwater P. puffinus and Little or Dusky shearwater P. assimilis while the large-bodied clade includes such species as the Great shearwater P. gravis and Sooty shearwater P. griseus.
From Scientific American • Feb. 10, 2013
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