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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Procellariidae — severalshearwaters .
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Examples
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This is the case with species of shearwater, such as Puffinus puffinus (Procellariidae), which nest in gullies of laurisilva.
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Illegal harvesting of other species such as shearwaters (Puffinus spp.), gulls, and terns is also known to occur [35].
Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic 2009
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Additional immigrants from the south during summer include short-finned squid, fish such as mackerel and bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), and birds such as greater shearwater (Puffinus gravis) and sooty shearwater (P. griseus).
Fisheries and aquaculture in the Newfoundland and Labrador Seas, Northeastern Canada 2009
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The Russian Arctic also provides feeding grounds for some southern species, for instance, the Californian gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) and short-tailed shearwaters (Puffinus tenuirostris) that nest in southern Australia.
Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic 2009
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No predatory land mammals have been introduced to the Snares Islands and the total seabird population is estimated to equal that of Great Britain and Ireland, with 2.75 million breeding pairs of sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) alone.
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Three other breeding species are endemic to the Tristan-Gough islands: great shearwater Puffinus gravis (2 million pairs), Atlantic yellow-nosed mollyhawk Thalassarche chlororhyncos (1,000 pairs) and Atlantic petrel Pterodroma incerta (VU).
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A third example of the geographic isolation of Europa's seabirds is seen in the island's population of Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri), recently evidenced to belong to the subspecies P.l. bailloni.
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The main southern ocean breeding sites of little shearwater Puffinus assimilis are Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island, with breeding pairs numbering several million.
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In coastal areas and on offshore islands, vast numbers of short-tailed shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris return to breed each year.
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Populations of seabirds on the Snares are particularly remarkable, with over 2.75 million pairs of the Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus.
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