Barolo shearwater a distinct species (Sangster et al. 2005), as has "Clements Checklist". The American Ornithologists' Union followed in 2013. Features that distinguish the Barolo shearwater from the Manx shearwater and other North Atlantic "Puffinus" species include the pale face, silvery panel in the upperwings, shorter more rounded wings, and blue feet. As well as the pale face with the darkly contrasting eye. The Baraolo shearwater occurs in the Macaronesian Islands and breeds on the Azores, Desertas, Selvagens and Canary islands. The largest colony, of 1400 pairs, occurs on the Selvagen Islands. The Barolo shearwater feeds in the upper 15m of the
Puffinus least 1337, but from as early as 1678 the term gradually came to be used for another, unrelated, seabird, the Atlantic puffin, an auk. The current English name was first recorded in 1835 and refers to the former nesting of this species on the Isle of Man. The taxonomy of this group is the cause of much debate, and the number of recognised species varies with the source. The species in this group are long-winged birds, dark brown or black above, and white to dark brown below. They are pelagic outside the breeding season. They are most common in temperate