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Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus [Brünnich, 1764]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Procellariiformes
Family:
Procellariidae
BTO Codes:
MX , MANSH
EURING No:
460
Number in Britain:
295 thousand pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
2 Concern, most in Europe; Localised
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant Breeder
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
34 cm
Wingspan:
82 cm
Weight:
M/F: 420 g
Scientific name from:
English: puffin (from puff+ing)
World Distribution:
BREEDS: is of n Atlantic, RANGES: Atlantic s to Argentina & rarely Australia
Habitat:
Pelagic, breeds in island burrows & on cliffs
Diet:
Mostly small fish and squid, also small crustaceans and offal from surface or diving
TitBit:
The call of this bird so scared Norse sailors, they thought the Scottish island of Rum was inhabited by trolls. It is the longest lived bird in Britain, with one living at least 55 years.
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
295 thousand pairs
in 1998-02
First Record:
1660
Latest Survey:
Mitchell, P.I. et al. (2004) Seabird populations of Britain and Ireland Poyser, London
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
350 to 390 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(II)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
61 x 42 mm
Egg Weight:
57.0 g (of which 7 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
36
Clutch Size:
1 eggs
Incubation:
47 - 55 days
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
62 - 76 days
as:
Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
3246
Adult Survival:
0.905
Juvenile Survival:
0.25 (to age 5 )
Age at First Breeding:
5
years
Typical Lifespan:
15
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
49yr11m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Foe or E*
Wing Length
Adult:
240.1 ± 4.9
Range
232 - 248 mm, N =1967
Juvenile:
239.0 ± 4.7
231 - 248 mm, N =177
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
383.1 ± 39.10
Range
330.0 - 455.0 g , N =855
Juvenile:
391.4 ± 48.72
319.0 - 470.0 g , N =560
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Includes P. mauretanicus
Gaelic:
Fachach-bŕn
Welsh:
Aderyn-Drycin Manaw
Danish:
Almindelig skrĺpe
Dutch:
Noordse pijlstormvogel
Finnish:
Pikkuliitäjä
French:
Puffin des Anglais
German:
Schwarzschnabel-Sturmtaucher
Hungarian:
Bukdosó vészmadár
Icelandic:
Skrofa
Irish:
Cánóg Dhubh
Italian:
Berta minore
Norwegian:
Havlire
Polish:
Burzyk pólnocny
Portuguese:
Pardela-sombria
Spanish:
Pardela pichoneta
Swedish:
Mindre lira
Local Names: Lyrie
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Brooke, M. 1990 The manx shearwater Poyser, London
[598.442 BRO]
Hamer, K.C. 2004 BWP Update 5:203-213
Lockley, R.M. 1942 Shearwaters J.M. Dent, London
[598.442 LOC]
See Also:
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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