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Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinus
Family
Shearwaters and Petrels
Order
Procellariiformes
Codes
manshe, MASH
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyShearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
SpeciesPuffinus puffinus
Codesmanshe, MASH
Identification

The Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) is a member of the Shearwaters and Petrels family within the order Procellariiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code manshe when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Shearwaters and Petrels
Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes halli
Northern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis
Southern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialoides
Antarctic Petrel
Thalassoica antarctica
Pintado Petrel
Daption capense
Manx Shearwater photo
(c) Greg Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), uploaded by Greg Holland

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Puffinus puffinus

Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes

eBird Code: manshe