Manx shearwater
Britishnoun
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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
The charity said individual reports of 14 other species had also been made, including a Manx shearwater.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2013
The situation with the Manx shearwater in the west may therefore strike a parallel with that of the Cahow Pterodroma cahow in the east.
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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