Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinus

Least Concern

The Manx Shearwater is a tubenose seabird of the North Atlantic, Mediterranean, and nearby breeding islands. It ranges widely over the sea, using dynamic soaring or low gliding flight to find fish, squid, crustaceans, and carrion, and usually nests in burrows, crevices, or remote island colonies.

Family

Procellariidae

Group

Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels

Range

Manx Shearwater Range — Resident or seasonal range in the North Atlantic, Mediterranean, and nearby breeding islands

Population

≈ Unknown

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