Macaronesian Shearwater Puffinus baroli [Gould, 1838] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Procellariiformes
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Family: Procellariidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 480 | |
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Number in Britain:
1 record/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
baroli recorded in Britain (of 8 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
28 cm
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Wingspan: 62 cm |
Weight:
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Scientific name from:
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English: puffin (from puff+ing) and after Carlo Baroli, Italian naturalist |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Atlantic is (eg Azores, Canaries) & is of sw Australia, New Zealand, RANGES: widely in e Atlantic & s oceans |
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Habitat:
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Pelagic, breeds in island burrows & crevices |
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Diet:
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Fish and squid, mostly near surface |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Norfolk, 1858 (Cork, 1853)
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
59
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Most Likely to Occur in:
August/September
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Argyll
(1974),
Dumfries & Galloway
(1985),
Lothian
(1990),
Outer Hebrides
(1990),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(2000),
Durham
(1989),
Northumberland
(1989),
East Yorkshire
(1991),
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North-west England:
Cheshire
(1977),
Lancashire
(1992),
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Norfolk
(1960),
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South-east England:
Kent
(1987),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(2007),
Dorset
(1984),
Somerset
(1988),
Isles of Scilly
(1974),
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Wales:
Anglesey
(1987),
Caernarfonshire
(1988),
Pembrokeshire
(1997),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| North Atlantic Little Shearwater | |
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Split from Puffinus assimilis
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| Gaelic: Fachach-beag | Welsh: Aderyn-Drycin Bach |
| Danish: Lille skråpe | Dutch: Kleine pijlstormvogel |
| Finnish: Kääpiöliitäjä | French: Petit Puffin |
| German: Kleiner Sturmtaucher | Hungarian: Kis vészmadár |
| Icelandic: Dvergskrofa | Irish: Cánóg Bheag |
| Italian: Berta minore fosca | Norwegian: Deverglire |
| Polish: Burzyk maly | Portuguese: Pardela-pequena |
| Spanish: Pardela chica | Swedish: Dvärglira |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Brooke, M. de L. 2004 Albatrosses and petrels across the world Oxford University Press, Oxford [598.44 BRO] | |
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
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