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Puffinus

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Noun1.Puffinus - shearwatersPuffinus - shearwaters                          
genus Puffinus
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Procellariidae, Procellariidae - petrels; fulmars; shearwaters;
shearwater - long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
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Although they do not nest on Puffin Island, the bird's scientific name is Puffinus Puffinus (though they aren't actually puffins at all).
IT'S PUFFINUS ISLAND by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Rat eradication reduces predation and benefits the following endangered (E), threatened (T), and candidate (C) species that currently inhabit the islets: * Newell's shearwater (T) Puffinus auricularis * Dark-rumped petrel (E) Pterodroma phaeopygia sandwichensis * Peucedanum sandwicense (T) (Mokapu is designated critical habitat for this plant species.
Partnerships for shared stewardship by Miranda-Castro, Leopoldo / Endangered Species Update
The pelagic feeding ecology of the short-tailed shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris in the subarctic Pacific region.
Diet of the minimal armhook squid (Berryteuthis anonychus) ... by Uchikawa, Kazuhisa; Bower, John R.; Sato, Yasuko; Sakurai, Yasunori / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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