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	Puffinus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Puffinus is a genus of seabirds in the order Procellariiformes.
		Despite the resemblance in the name, the puffins are auks, and completely unrelated to the shearwaters in the genus Puffinus.
		The taxonomy of this group is the cause of much debate, and the number of recognised species depends on the source.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Puffinus (499 words)

	Manx Shearwater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) is a medium-sized shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae.
		Another bird nearly as old, breeding on Bardsey Island off Wales was calculated by ornithologist Chris Mead to have flown over 8 million km (5 million miles) during its life (this bird was still alive in 2004, having outlived Mead).
		The Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus, Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan and Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opsithomelas were formerly considered to be races of this species, but each is now regarded as a full monotypic species.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manx_Shearwater (544 words)

	RedOrbit - Science - A Global Molecular Phylogeny of the Small Puffinus Shearwaters and Implications for Systematics of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Puffinus huttoni-P. gavia, P. nativitatis, and P. subalaris are basal to this.
		Difficulties in procellariiform taxonomy are particularly evident in the Little-Audubon's Shearwater complex (Puffinus assimilislherminieri).
		Given that levels of genetic divergence among members of the complex are similar to those among the larger Puffinus shearwaters and that most of the described subspecies (identified on morphological and other grounds) are also phylogenetically independent lineages, there appears to be little justification for maintaining the current taxonomy.
	www.redorbit.com /news/display?id=76547 (6442 words)

	Annotated List of the Seabirds of the World - Shearwaters
		An important difference from the both the Puffinus shearwaters and Procellaria petrels is the strong sexual dimorphism with respect to body size.
		Analysis of partial cytochrome b gene sequences suggests that the extant Puffinus species are derived from two ancestral groups that separared soon after the divergence of Puffinus from the shearwater ancestral stock (Austin, 1996).
		The genus Puffinus is particularly well represented in the oceans of the world although the greatest abundance and diversity occurs in the cool waters surrounding Australia and New Zealand (Marchant and Higgins, 1990).
	www.oceanwanderers.com /ShearwaterList.html (883 words)

	TIME.com: Atlantic Record -- Jul 14, 1952 -- Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		At the Skokholm Island Bird Observatory off Britain's Welsh coast, a pigeon-sized male Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus puffinus) was taking his tour of duty on the family nest last week, none the worse for an epic round-trip Atlantic crossing.
		A month before, Puffinus had been delivered to Rosario Mazzeo, staff manager of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and an amateur ornithologist, who was flying back to the U.S. from a European visit.
		Puffinus, if he followed the custom of his species, rested occasionally on the water or stopped in a likely spot to refuel with plankton, small water creatures found just below the ocean's surface.
	www.time.com /time/archive/preview/0,10987,822328,00.html (433 words)

	Galapagos has a new endemic seabird species
		This bird has been known in Galapagos for more than 100 years, but was considered an endemic subspecies of Audubon's Shearwater and had the scientific name Puffinus lherminieri subalaris.
		The American Ornithologists' Union's South American Classification Committee (SACC; http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.html) has recently accepted a change in taxonomy of shearwaters that includes a change in the name of the shearwater that lives in Galapagos.
		A global molecular phylogeny of the small Puffinus shearwaters and implications for systematics of the Little-Audubon's Shearwater complex.
	www.gct.org /apr05_4.html (187 words)

	ITIS Standard Report Page: Puffinus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Puffinus creatopus Coues, 1864 -- Pardela pata rosada
		Puffinus griseus (J. Gmelin, 1789) -- Pardela gris, puffin fuligineux, Sooty Shearwater
		Puffinus puffinus (Brunnich, 1764) -- Manx Shearwater, puffin des anglais
	www.itis.usda.gov /servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=174543 (246 words)

	Petrels and Allies
		Puffinus olsoni n.sp.: nova espècie de baldritja recentment extingida provinent de depòsits espeleològics de Fuerteventura i Lanzarote (Illes Canàries, Atlàntic Oriental)
		A new shearwater from the Pleistocene of the Canary Islands and its bearing on the evolution of certain Puffinus shearwaters
		By many, it is now believed that the description of this species was based on juvenile Audubon Shearwaters (Puffinus lherminieri).
	www.ornitaxa.com /SM/New/NewPetrels.htm (223 words)

	split Ardenna from Puffinus
		The within-groups Tamura-Nei distance for Puffinus (in the narrower sense) was 5.38% (SD 2.03); the within-groups mean for Ardenna was 4.75% (SD 1.51).
		Wolters (1975-82) recognised two genera within the group of larger shearwaters (although griseus and tenuirostris remained in Puffinus): Ardenna Reichenbach 1853, to which he assigned gravis and carneipes, with creatopus as a subspecies; and Thyellodroma Stejneger 1888, to which he assigned pacificus and bulleri (1975-82: 36).
		In this case (in contrast to 190 and 191) there is indeed a phenotypic character that is concordant with the phylogeny.
	www.museum.lsu.edu /~Remsen/SACCprop192.html (1908 words)

	Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) - BirdLife species factsheet
		puffinus by lack of strong contrast between upperparts and underparts.
		Ecology Puffinus mauretanicus breeds on cliffs and small islets, is very philopatric and lays only one egg.
		A reduction in the amount of this waste that is disposed of at the sea, along with a ban on trawl fishing during two months in spring, could be a serious threat to the species and reduce its reproductive success
	www.birdlife.org /datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=30026&m=0 (1045 words)

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		In 1928 it was suggested newelli of Hawai'i may be a subspecies of Townsend's shearwater, Puffinus auricularis Townsend, 1890 (05).
		In 1934 the Newell's shearwater was classified as a subspecies of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus puffinus), resulting in the trinomial Puffinus p.
		In 1952 Murphy concluded that newelli was closer to typical puffinus, of the Atlantic, than to its nearest neighbor, auricularis, of the Pacific (07).
	fwie.fw.vt.edu /WWW/esis/lists/e101026.htm (4888 words)

	OBC \| publications \| Seabirds of Sri Lanka \| 1
		Several species enter coastal waters at this time, among these are the Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus pacificus, Wilson's Storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus, Lesser Frigatebird, Fregata ariel, Brown Skua, Catharacta antarctica, Pomarine Skua, Stercorarius pomarinus, Brown Noddy, Anous stolidus, Lesser Noddy, Anous tenuirostris.
		These birds leave their breeding grounds in South-west Australia each May and embark on a lengthy "continuous migration" which takes them north and west to the Arabian Sea and thence southwards past Sri Lanka, back to their homes in time for the next breeding season.
		(It is interesting to note that as a sighting of Sooty Shearwaters, Puffinus griseus, has come from the east coast, individuals could possibly turn up on the west coast, hence birdwatchers should be on the alert for this species).
	www.orientalbirdclub.org /publications/bullfeats/seabirds.html (1147 words)

	New England Seabirds - Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
		For purposes of the rest of this discussion I will be referring to the split Puffinus puffinus which is most likely to appear on our coast.
		Manx shearwaters, whose scientific name is Puffinus puffinus, are shy of the mainland where danger lurks in the form of predators like stoats, rats and birds of prey, the RSPB said.
		Some, particularly in the parrot family, are thought to have hatched at the end of the 19th century.
	www.neseabirds.com /shearwatermanx.htm (1509 words)

	The Shearwaters (The Procellariidae)
		The name 'Shearwater' arises from the habit of some species of flying and gliding close to the surface of the sea.
		One of the most widespread and best known Shearwaters is the Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)Which can be found offshore around the UK and as far north as Iceland, in the Mediterranean, around North America and around New Zealand.
		In Australia both adult and chicks of the Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris) or Mutton-birds are taken for food, their down and the oil in their stomachs for many years.
	www.earthlife.net /birds/shearwaters.html (1667 words)

	Cape Hatteras Pelagic - Harold Stiver Photography
		A rarity off the Carolina coast, it appears in various morphs from light to dark (shown).It breeds on isolated islands in Atlantic (Trinidad and Martin Vaz), as well as the Indian and Pacific oceans.
		Might be confused with the Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus, which has less crooked wings as well as a longer bill.
		This is one of the rarest North American birds, highly sought by seabirders on east coast trips.It was first recorded about 1997 for the U.S. and 1998 for Canada.
	www.ontfin.com /Features/Pelagic/Pelagic.htm (547 words)

	Review of my Manx Shearwater Stamps
		My first "stamps" showing Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus, were local issues from UK islands, Lundy and Canna.
		This is actually a photograph of Puffinus yelkouan with the caption "Puffin de Méditerranée".
		Clements has recently recognised the split of the Mediterranean Shearwaters, which means that this Spanish bird is representing the Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus).
	www.bird-stamps.org /query/manxsh/index.htm (277 words)

	Annotated List of the Seabirds of the World -- Manx Shearwater
		Kinsky, F.C. and Fowler, J.A. (1973) A Manx Shearwater (Puffinus p.
		Murphy, R.C. (1952) The Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus, as a species of world-wide distribution.
		(1994) The distribution of Manx Shearwaters Puffinus puffinus in north-west European waters.
	www.oceanwanderers.com /ManxShear.html (391 words)

	Change English name of Myrmotherula grisea
		Split Galapagos Shearwater (Puffinus subalaris) from Audubon's Shearwater (P.
		The most surprising finding is that subalaris is not only in a lineage different from that of the Audubon's Shearwater, where it is traditionally placed, but it is also outside the Little/Audubon's complex and well-differentiated from the entire fl-and-white shearwater assemblage (this includes puffinus, opisthomelas, yelkouan etc.).
		If accepted placement of subalaris should be between Puffinus puffinus and the larger shearwaters.
	www.museum.lsu.edu /~Remsen/SACCprop160.html (689 words)

	Current status of the Manx Shearwater (Puffinus Puffinus) colony on Middle Lawn Island, Newfoundland Northeastern ...
		ABSTRACT - In 2000 and 2001, the only known North American breeding colony of Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) on Middle Lawn Island, Newfoundland was visited.
		Breeding was first confirmed in 1977 and by 1981, a minimum of 13 pairs laid eggs.
		Manx Shearwaters (Puffinus puffinus) are common breeding seabirds in the northeast Atlantic, with the main colonies occurring in the British Isles (Brooke 1990).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3845/is_200201/ai_n9035340 (1006 words)

	Rare Birds in Spain: Photos
		A number of seawatchings are conducted in this normally rough waters (for Mediterranean standards) during the winter, and on 20.10, coinciding with world bird festival events, one of those was carried out there.
		About 60 Mediterranean, c.10 Balearic and over 25 Cory's shearwaters were seen in the perhaps best area to see both Puffinus altogether.
		In the view of the interest in telling both Puffinus at sea, here I enclose a number of videocaptures taken with Panasonic NV EX-3 digital videocamera and (rather poorly) captured with Avermedia TV card.
	www.terra.es /personal5/arbmor/arbsf019.htm (618 words)

	African Bird Club \| main
		He also recorded one Bulwer's Petrel, four Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus and one Little Shearwater, five Gannet Sula bassana, three Great Skua and one Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata.
		We have made one spring and four autumn visits to Senegal between April 1992 and November 1997, combining seawatching from Cap Vert with pelagic trips in a game-fishing boat chartered from the Centre de Peche Sportive in Dakar.
		The birds seen during a pelagic trip of just a few hours included 64 Cory's Shearwater, 21 Great Shearwater, Puffinus gravis, 15 Pomarine Skua, one Long-tailed Skua and two Sabine's Gull, and were sufficient to convince them of the potential.
	www.africanbirdclub.org /feature/senegal.html (934 words)

	Northland places - Whāngārei Harbour and north - Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
		They are volcanic, and notable for their steep headlands and cliffs, tunnels, caves and natural bridges.
		They are also home to the rare Poor Knights lily (Xeronema callistemon), have populations of tuatara (lizard-like reptiles) and are the only known nesting place of the sea bird, Buller’s shearwater (Puffinus bulleri).
		The waters surrounding the islands were made a marine reserve in 1981 because of the diverse sea life there, and are one of world’s top diving spots.
	www.teara.govt.nz /Places/Northland/NorthlandPlaces/16/en (624 words)

	First record of the greater shearwater (Puffinus gravis) in Alaska
		First record of the greater shearwater (Puffinus gravis) in Alaska
		The Greater Shearwater (Puffinus gravis) breeds in the Southern Atlantic Ocean with post-breeding dispersal to the North Atlantic.
		Watson, G. Molting Greater Shearwaters (Puffinus gravis) off Tierra del Fuego.
	www.absc.usgs.gov /research/birds/greater_shearwater.htm (606 words)

	Townsend's Shearwater (Puffinus auricularis) - BirdLife species factsheet
		It qualifies as Critically Endangered because this range is being degraded by sheep-grazing, whilst feral cats are reducing numbers.
		Range & population Puffinus auricularis breeds around Cerro Evermann on Socorro in the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico.
		In 1981, there were an estimated c.1,000 pairs, with more found in the north of the island in 1990.
	www.birdlife.org /datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3938&m=0 (663 words)

	IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Puffinus carneipes
		Puffinus carneipes breeds on St Paul Island (French Southern Territories), Lord Howe Island (off eastern Australia), south-west mainland Australia, south Australia (at a single isolated colony), and North Island (New Zealand).
		In the non-breeding season it ranges north through the western Pacific Ocean to the Aleutian Islands with small numbers off North America, north through the Indian Ocean and west to the southern tip of Africa (del Hoyo et al.
		This species has a large range, with an estimated global breeding Extent of Occurrence of 50,000-100,000 km.
	www.iucnredlist.org /search/details.php/49701/all (743 words)

	Annotated List of the Seabirds of the World -- Pink-footed Shearwater
		Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus) photographed on the Cordell Bank off central California at the end of July 1998.
		Bert McKee has raised the issue of melanistic (or dark variants) of Pink-footed Shearwaters being mistaken for Flesh-footed Shearwater.
		Breeding birds feed in the Humbolt Current north of the breeding grounds, where they come into contact with the fishing industry and accidental mortality is documented.
	www.oceanwanderers.com /PkfootShear.html (264 words)

	New Zealand Journal of Zoology 2000
		Sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus) breeding colonies on mainland South Island, New Zealand: evidence of decline and predictors of persistence
		J. Telemetry reduces colony attendance by sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus)
		RICHARD CUTHBERT, ERICA SOMMER, LLOYD S. The response of a colony of sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus) and flesh-footed shearwater (P.
	www.rsnz.govt.nz /publish/nzjz/2000 (711 words)

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