Puffinus
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Puffinus is a genus of seabirds in the order Procellariiformes that contains about 20 small to medium-sized shearwaters. Two other shearwater genera are named: Calonectris, which comprises three or fo
Puffinus gavia SE Tasmania
Puffinus nat
Manx Shearwater
Ma Puffinus yelkouan
Manx shearwater
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The Manx shearwater is a medium-sized shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. The scientific name of this species records a name shift: Manx shearwaters were called Manks puffins in the 17th
Puffinus
…fly with stiff wings, and use a shearing flight technique to move across wave fronts with the minimum of active flight. Some small species, such as the Manx shearwater, are cruciform in flight, with their long wings held directly out from their bodies. Many are long-distance migrants, perhaps most spectacularly the…
Puffinus puffinus distribution
Flying in Iceland
In flight