Back Swartbekpylstormvoël Afrikaans Puffinus puffinus AN جلم ماء مانكس Arabic جلم ماء مانكس ARZ Puffinus puffinus AST Обикновен буревестник Bulgarian Tort boutin Breton Baldriga pufí Catalan Puffinus puffinus CEB Buřňák severní Czech
| Manx shearwater | |
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| On Skomer | |
| Recording from Skomer Island, Wales | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Procellariidae |
| Genus: | Puffinus |
| Species: | P. puffinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Puffinus puffinus (Brünnich, 1764)
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Breeding colonies (ranges are approximate)
Non-breeding visitor | |
| Synonyms | |
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Procellaria puffinus Brünnich, 1764 | |
The Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) 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 century. Puffin is an Anglo-Norman word (Middle English pophyn) for the cured carcasses of nestling shearwaters. The Atlantic puffin acquired the name much later, possibly because of its similar nesting habits.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Puffinus puffinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22698226A132636603. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22698226A132636603.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.