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Manx Shearwater

Animals; Birds

The Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) is a medium-sized shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. This species breeds in the North Atlantic, with major colonies on islands and coastal cliffs ...

Sooty Shearwater

Animals; Birds

The Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae.

Short-tailed Shearwater

Animals; Birds

The Short-tailed Shearwater or Slender-billed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris), also called Yolla or Moonbird, and commonly known as the muttonbird in Australia, is the most abundant seabird ...

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Animals; Birds

The Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus pacificus is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. It ranges across from throughout the tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean.

Christmas Shearwater

Animals; Birds

The Christmas Shearwater, Puffinus nativitatis, is a medium-sized shearwater of the tropical Central Pacific. It is a poorly known species due to its remote nesting habits, and it has not been ...

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Animals; Birds

The Flesh-footed Shearwater, Puffinus carneipes, is a small shearwater. Its plumage is black. It has pale pinkish feet, and a pale bill with a black tip.

Great Shearwater

Animals; Birds

The Great Shearwater (Puffinus gravis) is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. This species breeds on Nightingale Island, Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha, and Gough Island. ...

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