Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinus - Puffin des Anglais

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Procellariiformes

  • Family
    :

    Procellariidés

  • Genus
    :

    Puffinus

  • Species
    :

    puffinus

Descriptor

Brünnich, 1764

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 38 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 76 à 89 cm.
  • Weight
    : 350 à 450 g
Longevity

50 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Puffin des Anglais
adult
Puffin des Anglais
adult

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) is a species of bird in the Procellariidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Puffinus puffinus puffinus (widespread)
  • Puffinus puffinus canariensis ()

Foreign names

  • Puffin des Anglais,
  • Pardela pichoneta,
  • fura-bucho-do-atlântico,
  • Atlantiksturmtaucher,
  • atlanti vészmadár,
  • Noordse Pijlstormvogel,
  • Berta minore atlantica,
  • mindre lira,
  • Havlire,
  • víchrovník malý,
  • buřňák severní,
  • Almindelig Skråpe,
  • pikkuliitäjä,
  • Swartbekpylstormvoël,
  • baldriga pufí,
  • Skrofa,
  • burzyk północny,
  • melnknābja vētrasputns,
  • atlantski viharnik,
  • Обыкновенный буревестник,
  • マンクスミズナギドリ,
  • 大西洋鹱,
  • 普通鸌,

Voice song and cries

Puffin des Anglais
adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Puffin des Anglais
adult

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Puffin des Anglais
published: - Updated: 29-12-2004
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