Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (53)
- Subspecies (2)
David S. Lee, J. Christopher Haney, Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.1 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartbekpylstormvoël |
| Arabic | جلم ماء مانكس |
| Asturian | Pardiella atlñntica |
| Basque | Gabai arrunta |
| Bulgarian | Атлантически буревестник |
| Catalan | baldriga pufí |
| Croatian | mali zovoj |
| Czech | buřňák severní |
| Danish | Almindelig skråpe |
| Dutch | Noordse Pijlstormvogel |
| English | Manx Shearwater |
| English (United States) | Manx Shearwater |
| Faroese | Skrápur |
| Finnish | pikkuliitäjä |
| French | Puffin des Anglais |
| French (France) | Puffin des Anglais |
| Galician | Furabuchos atlántico |
| German | Atlantiksturmtaucher |
| Greek | Μύχος του Ατλαντικού |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Cahen zangle |
| Hebrew | יסעור אטלנטי |
| Hungarian | Atlanti vészmadár |
| Icelandic | Skrofa |
| Japanese | マンクスミズナギドリ |
| Lithuanian | Atlantinė audronaša |
| Norwegian | havlire |
| Polish | burzyk północny |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Pardela do Atlântico |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | pardela-sombria |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Fura-bucho-do-atlântico |
| Portuguese (RAA) | Estapagado |
| Portuguese (RAM) | Patagarro |
| Romanian | Ielcovan atlantic mic |
| Russian | Малый буревестник |
| Serbian | Obični zovoj |
| Slovak | víchrovník malý |
| Slovenian | Atlantski viharnik |
| Spanish | Pardela Pichoneta |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Pardela Boreal |
| Spanish (Chile) | Fardela atlántica |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Pardela Manx |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Pardela Pichoneta |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Pardela de Manx |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Pardela Boreal |
| Spanish (Panama) | Pardela de Man |
| Spanish (Peru) | Pardela Atlántica |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Pampero Pichoneta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pardela pichoneta |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Pardela Boreal |
| Swedish | mindre lira |
| Turkish | Atlantik Yelkovanı |
| Ukrainian | Буревісник малий |
| Zulu | isikamanzi laseNyakatho |
Revision Notes
Nicholas D. Sly standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. J. Cristopher Haney reviewed the changes.
Puffinus puffinus (Brünnich, 1764)
PROTONYM:
Procellaria puffinus
Brünnich, 1764. Ornithologia borealis, sistens collectionem avium ex omnibus, Imperio Danico subjectis (etc.), p.29.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Faroes and Norway.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PUFFINUS
- puffinus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
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●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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