Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)

About Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Tubenoses
Family: Shearwaters and Petrels

The Manx shearwater 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 for the cured carcasses of nestling shearwaters. The Atlantic puffin acquired the name much later, possibly because of its similar nesting habits.

Source: Wikipedia