Manx Shearwater

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:bird
gptkbp:aircraft_operated up to 50 km/h
gptkbp:behavior nocturnal at breeding sites
gptkbp:breeding_behavior islands
affected by food availability
gptkbp:breeding_range British Isles, Ireland
gptkbp:breeding_season April to August
gptkbp:clutch_size 1 egg
gptkbp:color hooked bill
dark brown above, white below
gptkbp:conservation_efforts monitoring populations
gptkbp:conservation_status gptkb:Least_Concern
gptkbp:cultural_significance featured in folklore
gptkbp:death variable based on conditions
gptkbp:diet zooplankton
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:egg_color gptkb:white
gptkbp:family gptkb:Procellariidae
gptkbp:first_described_by by George Shaw in 1805
gptkbp:fledging_period about 12 weeks
gptkbp:flight_style dynamic soaring
gptkbp:flocking_behavior often seen in large groups
gptkbp:foraging_behavior surface feeding
up to 100 km from colony
gptkbp:fossil_record dating back to the Pleistocene
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Puffinus
gptkbp:habitat open ocean
rocky islands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Manx Shearwater
gptkbp:incubation_period about 11 weeks
gptkbp:lifespan over 50 years
gptkbp:local_names gptkb:Manx_Puffin
gptkbp:migration late summer to early autumn
up to 10,000 km
long-distance migratory bird
from breeding grounds to South America
gptkbp:nesting influenced by predation
return to same burrow each year
gptkbp:nesting_site burrows
gptkbp:parent both parents feed chicks
gptkbp:predators seabirds, mammals
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Great_Shearwater
gptkbp:social_behavior often seen in pairs during breeding.
gptkbp:social_structure colonial
gptkbp:species gptkb:Puffinus_puffinus
gptkbp:tail_type forked tail
gptkbp:threats climate change, habitat loss
gptkbp:vocalization varied calls
gptkbp:weight 400 to 600 g
gptkbp:wing_configuration long and narrow wings
low wing loading
gptkbp:wingspan 100 to 120 cm
gptkbp:wintering_range off the coast of South America
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Procellariiformes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5